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Which of the following will not result in variations among siblings ?

A

Independent assortment of genes

B

Crossing over

C

Linkage

D

Mutation

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C
Linkage will not result in variations among siblings because linked genes occur on the same chromosome and are transmitted together. In linkage there is a tendency to maintain the parental gene combinations except for occasional crossovers.
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