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Principles of Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation1 Mark
MCQ
What is a mutation?
  • A
    Sudden change in morphology
  • B
    Change in characters
  • ✓
    Change in heritable characters
  • D
    None of the above
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
Change in heritable characters

Mutation is defined as the sudden heritable change in the germplasm. It was explained for the first time by Hugo$-$de Vries.

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