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Mutations are rare and occur because of?

-An error in DNA replication
-natural event such as an earthquake
-Migration of organisms to a new population

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Answer:

An error in DNA replication

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Mutations result from an error in DNA replication, should it be from an alien source (like radiation) or simply a mistake in replication. Migration of organisms to a new population would alter the DNA by adding new genes, but it would not mutate them.
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