Biology · Genetics and Mutation
Which of the following best describes a biological mutation and its primary causes?
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- 1A gradual change in the characteristics of populations over generations driven primarily by geographic isolation
- 2The process by which organisms adjust to their environment through morphological and physiological changes
- 3A rapid diversification of a single ancestral species to occupy distinct ecological niches
- 4A direct alteration in an organism's DNA, induced spontaneously or by environmental factors like radiation✓
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A direct alteration in an organism's DNA, induced spontaneously or by environmental factors like radiation
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