NEET Biology Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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    A mutation is a:   

    A) sudden temporary change in an organism's genetic material.

    B) change in phenotype followed by a change in genotype.

    C) change in hereditary material directed by a changing environment.

    D) change in genotype which may result in a new expression of a characteristic.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Mutation is the sudden inheritable discontinuous variation which appears in an organism due to permanent changes in their genotypes. The term mutation was coined by Hugo de Vries (1901).


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