Biology GCSE
Variation within species
What Variation within species means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Variation within species
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Individual organisms within a particular species show a wide range of variation for a characteristic, arising from differences in genes and from environmental factors.
Topics that use Variation within species
- Theory of evolution (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- continuous variation
- Differential survival and reproduction
- discontinuous variation
- Evidence and genetics
- Evidence for evolution
- Natural selection
- Selection pressures in the environment
- Variation within populations
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