Biology/Meiosis leads to variation
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Question
Hi I have two questions that I'm finding difficult.
1. What do we mean by variation?
2. Why is variation within a species so important?
Thanks
With the exception of clones no two living things are exactly alike. The things that are different are variations and the variations can be attributed to DNA. During sexual reproduction chance enters into which variations are passed on.
Why do we all appear different? without variations we would all be alike. How boring. Worse yet a lethal gene would be perpetuated and we would become extinct.
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Walter Hintz
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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.
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I have a MSc in biology and have been a science teacher for over 50 years. At present I am a faculty member at a college and a science consultant at seven catholic schools.
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