Meiosis and Genetic Diversity

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

The three main sources of genetic variation in sexually reproducing organisms are

  • A

    DNA repair, RNA splicing, post-translational modification

  • B

    Mitosis, cytokinesis, binary fission

  • C

    Crossing over, independent assortment, random fertilization

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  • D

    DNA replication, transcription, translation

Explanation

All three operate during/around meiosis and reproduction; mutations are an additional source over generations.

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