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Principles of Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation1 Mark
MCQ
Discontinuous variations are:
  • ✓
    Mutations
  • B
    Acquired characters
  • C
    Essential features
  • D
    Nonessential features
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
Mutations

Mutation is a sudden heritable change in the genetic material.It causes discontinuous variations.

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