Editing Genetic variation (section)

{{Short description|Difference in DNA among individuals or populations}}
{{Evolutionary biology}}
'''Genetic variation''' is the difference in [[DNA]] among individuals<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-05|title=What is genetic variation?|url=https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/online/course/human-genetic-variation-i-introduction/what-genetic-variation|access-date=2019-04-03|website=EMBL-EBI Train online|language=en}}</ref> or the differences between populations among the same species.<ref name="Genetic Variation">{{Cite web|title=Genetic Variation|url=https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Genetic-Variation|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Genome.gov|language=en}}</ref>  The multiple sources of genetic variation include [[mutation]] and [[genetic recombination]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Levinson|first=Gene |title=Rethinking evolution: the revolution that's hiding in plain sight|publisher=World Scientific|year=2020|isbn=9781786347268}}</ref>  Mutations are the ultimate sources of genetic variation, but other mechanisms, such as  [[genetic drift]], contribute to it, as well.<ref name="Genetic Variation" />
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[[File:Genetic Variation and Inheritance.svg|thumb|Parents have similar gene coding in this specific situation where they reproduce and variation in the offspring is seen. Offspring containing the variation also reproduce and passes down traits to their offspring.]]