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Nastasia [14]
3 years ago
10

Mutations are important for evolution because they _____.

Biology
2 answers:
satela [25.4K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

are the source of new genetic variation

Explanation:

ok

a_sh-v [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: are the source of new genetic variation

Explanation:

Mutations are the alterations that occur in the genome of an organism.

  • The mutations can be caused either due to intrinsic factors such as replication error or extrinsic factors such as exposure to mutagens.
  • Genetic variations are the differences in the genome sequence of individuals in a given population and it occurs mainly due to two processes :  

1. Mutation

2. Genetic recombiantion.

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