Q3 / 180 · AIIMS 2005 · Botany

Primary source of allelic variation is

A
independent assortment
Correct answer
B
recombination
C
mutation
D
polyploidy.

Solution

Recombination is the natural process of breaking and rejoining DNA strands to produce new combination of genes and, thus, generate genetic variation. This is the phenomenon which occur during meiosis I.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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