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A mutation is basically a change in genes. They may be good or bad. A good mutation is also known as an adaptation.

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What is one source of genetic variations in sexual reproduction?

It is through mutation.


Asexual reproduction results in identical offspring unless what occurs?

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Which mutation can disrupt the control of cell reproduction?

Cancer


Successful reproduction is the fourth step of?

The fourth step of the successful reproduction is the natural selection


What of the four evolutionary mechanisms is responsible for adaptation?

Mutation, Reproduction.


What is the genetic outcome of asexual reproduction?

an organism genetically identical to its parent, unless mutation occurs. Even in the case of mutation, there is less genetic diversity than there would be in sexual reproduction.


Does asexual reproduction contribute to sexual variation?

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Why does sexual reproduction result in more genetics variation in a species than asexual reproduction?

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A change in the genetic material that produces variation in a species may be the result of?

immigration, mutation and sexual reproduction.


Which process is a cause of variation in a species?

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Do spider monkeys have a mutation?

I believe that spider monkeys have mutations, but it does not affect them.