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Give any two factors responsible for genetic variation.

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(C) (i) The change in gene and gene frequencies is called genetic variation. Genetic variation in populations is caused by the following factors :
Gene mutations : Changes in the chemical make up of a gene is called 'gene mutations' or point mutations.
Gene flow : Transfer of genes between populations that differ genetically from one another is called gene flow.
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