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A gene is being copied to be passed from a parent to an offspring. While being copied from the parent, a

small change happens to the gene so that it is not the same. A copying error. What is it called when this
occurs?
Mitosis
Mutation
Carrier
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mutation. Called this because the other possible answers do not equal a copying error, mutations affect the outcome.

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