All of the Following are Sources of Variation in the Inherited

Question

All of the following are sources of variation in the inherited traits of a population except:
A) UV radiation
B) crossing over
C) independent assortment
D) sexual reproduction
E) mitosis

Accepted Answer

Mitosis is a process of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth. It does not introduce variation in the inherited traits of a population, unlike the other options which are sources of genetic variation.