Different Colored Bands on the Shells of Land Snails Would

question 6

Multiple Choice

Different colored bands on the shells of land snails would be classified as what type of variation?

• A) Molecular variation
• B) Chromosomal variation
• C) Phenotypic variation
• D) Molecular variation and chromosomal variation
• E) Chromosomal variation and phenotypic variation

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