What is continuous variation?...

What is continuous variation?

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(i) The variation may be due to the combining effects of environmental and genetic factors.
(ii) Inheritance of phenotype is determined by the combined effects of many genes,(polygenes) and enviromental factors.
(iii) It is also known as quantitative inheritance.
Example: Human height and skin color.

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The other name for continuous variation is . . . . .. . . . .

germinal variation

somatic variation

discontinuous variation

fluctuation variation

Assertion : Mutations or discontinuous variations are not transmitted to other generations. Reason : Because they are somatic variation .

Assertion and reason are correct reason is the correct explantion of assertion .

Assertion and reason are correct , reason is not the correct explanation of asseriton.

Assertion is not correct , reason is correct.

Assertion and reason are not correct .

Discontinuous variation is also called quantitative inheritance. Continuous variation is also called qualitative inheritance. Variation is the raw material for evolution. Variation provides genetic material for natural selection.

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