NEET 2015 Biology question

Which is the most common mechanism of genetic variation in the population of sexually reproducing organism?

(1)Chromosomal aberrations
(2)Genetic drift
(3)RecombinationCorrect
(4)Transduction

Answer: (3)

Solution

In sexually reproducing organisms the main source of genetic variation is the reshuffling of genes by independent assortment and crossing over (recombination) during meiosis, together with random

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