QUESTION 22 Which are pathways of replication leading to population variability and Natural Selection? O 1. Mutation occurring in the DNA replication process and somatic cell division occuring in mitosis O 2. Mutation occurring in the DNA replication process and gamete cell division occurring in meiosis

QUESTION 22 Which are pathways of replication leading to population variability and Natural Selection? O 1. Mutation occurring in the DNA replication process and somatic cell division occuring in mitosis O 2. Mutation occurring in the DNA replication process and gamete cell division occurring in meiosis

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter25: The Origin Of Life

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7TYK: In a population of self-replicating RNA molecules, natural selection would favor those molecules...

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