NEET Biology question

Which phenomena leads to the variation in DNA

(A)MutationCorrect
(B)Linkage
(C)Both (a) and (b)
(D)Mitosis

Answer: (A)

Solution

Hugo de Vries identified mutation as the ultimate source of genetic variation, since it directly alters the DNA sequence itself, creating new alleles. Linkage (b) merely describes how existing genes on the same chromosome are inherited together

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