When a Random Occurrence Produces Altered Genetic Material and Inserts

question 47

Multiple Choice

When a random occurrence produces altered genetic material and inserts new traits into the inherited stream,__________has occurred.

• A)mutation
• B)punctuated equilibrium
• C)Lamarckian evolution
• D)vicariance

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