Biology A-Level
variation as raw material
What variation as raw material means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Natural selection can only act on variation that already exists, and genetic diversity supplies this raw material.
Topics that use variation as raw material
- Genetic diversity and adaptation (AQA A-Level)
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