Genetic Variation

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What is mutation?

A change in the DNA of a gene that does not affect allele frequencies
A change in the DNA of a gene that can form new alleles and can be passed on to offspring if in reproductive cells (correct)
A change in the DNA of a gene that always results in a harmful outcome
A change in the DNA of a gene that only occurs during mitosis

What is mutation?

A change in the environment of an organism
A change in the behavior of an organism
A change in the phenotype of an organism
A random change in the DNA of a gene (correct)

What is mutation?

A change in the DNA of a gene that cannot form a new allele but can be passed on to offspring if in reproductive cells
A change in the DNA of a gene that cannot form a new allele and cannot be passed on to offspring
A change in the DNA of a gene that can form a new allele but cannot be passed on to offspring
A change in the DNA of a gene that can form a new allele and be passed on to offspring if in reproductive cells (correct)

What is recombination?

A process that forms new combinations of alleles during meiosis when parents' alleles are arranged in new ways in gametes (C) Signup and view all the answers