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Which evolutionary mechanism increases genetic variation in a population?.

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Mutation is an evolutionary mechanism that increases genetic diversity in populations. Despite the fact that it increases genetic diversity, mutation is random with respect to the affected allele's impact on the fitness of the individual.
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