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guajiro [1.7K]
3 years ago
13

The two main sources of genetic variation are shuffling and

Biology
1 answer:
S_A_V [24]3 years ago
5 0
Meiosis. Sexual recombination. Crossing over. Independent assortment. Mutations.
The two MAIN sources would be genetic(sexual) recombination and mutations. Mutations allow for genetic variation, while genetic recombination allows for genetic shuffling. :)
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