Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 411
Question: A mutation is a:
Options:
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.
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Answer:
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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