Combined Science GCSE
Mutation and genetic variation
What Mutation and genetic variation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mutation and genetic variation
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Mutation introduces new alleles, and natural selection acting on these variants increases the differences between the populations.
Topics that use Mutation and genetic variation
- Evolution (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Common ancestry
- Evolution
- Formation of new species
- Natural selection
- Speciation and reproductive isolation
- Timescale of life
- variation
- Allele frequency change
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