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What are the causes of variations?

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Following are the causes of variations:
(i) Dual percentage: Offsprings inherit some features from mother and some from father, hence no offspring will exactly resemble to either of the parent or each other.
(ii) Mutation in gene or chromosomal pattern also causes variations.
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