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Unit 3 Notes: Mutations

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Genetic Variation<br />

• Without genetic variation, some of the basic mechanisms of evolutionary change<br />

CANNOT operate.<br />

• Genetic Variation allows for faster adaptation and evolution than genetically<br />

similar populations.<br />

There are 3 primary sources of genetic variation:<br />

1. 2. 3.<br />

<strong>Mutations</strong><br />

DEFINITION:<br />

1.<br />

2.

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