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What are the 2 major sources of genetic variation in a gene pool? (I check for plagiarism so DONT)

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Hi mate!

As per question,

Definition :-

Genetic variation or variability is the tendency of an individual's genetic characteristics in a population to vary from one another.

What does it measure ?

It measures the variation of the genotype within a population.

Sources -

The two main sources of variation in gene pool is :-

• Recombination

• Mutations

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