Combined Science GCSE
Mutation and variation
What Mutation and variation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mutation and variation
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Mutation produces variation, which is the raw material on which natural selection acts, and mutations occur randomly during DNA replication.
Topics that use Mutation and variation
- Resistant bacteria (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotic development
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antibiotic stewardship and patient adherence
- Asexual reproduction by binary fission
- Bacterial reproduction by binary fission
- Infection prevention
- Natural selection
- Natural selection and evolution of resistance
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