Question

Which of the following does NOT create variation within a population?
a. mitosis
b. genetic shuffling
c. sexual reproduction (meiosis)
d. mutations

Answer 1

Answer:

d

Explanation:

because mutation is a change that occurs in our DNA sequence, either due to mistakes when the DNA is copied or as the result of environmental factors such as UV light and cigarette smoke.

Answer 2

Mitosis does not create variation within a population.

What 4 processes create variation within a population?

Genetic variation can be caused by mutation (which can create entirely new alleles in a population), random mating, random fertilization, and recombination between homologous chromosomes during meiosis .

What is variation in population?

Variation among populations refers to the level of differences between two or more populations.

Hence, A is correct option

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