单词 | genetic variability |
释义 | genetic variabilitygenetic variabilitygenetic variabilitya range of phenotypes for a particular CHARACTER produced by alternative alleles of one or more genes, the range containing discrete groups (see QUALITATIVE INHERITANCE or a continuous spectrum of types (see POLYGENIC INHERITANCE). Genetic variability arises initially by MUTATION and is maintained by sexual reproduction involving CROSSING OVER in MEIOSIS. Such variation is the raw material for NATURAL SELECTION to act upon, ensuring that the best-adapted variants are most likely to reproduce. |
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