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What is DNA copying ? State its importance.

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A process in which a DNA molecule produces two similar copies of itself in a reproducing cell through chemical reaction is a called DNA copying.
(i) It transmits the characteritics from parents to the next generation ( offspring )
(ii) It causes increased variations in the population.
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