Question

identify the causes of genetic variation as associated either with inheritance of traits or with mutations. genetic variation in successive generations can be caused either by natural occurrences, which can be explained by inheritance of traits, or by mutation. inheritance mutation substitution insertion incomplete dominance translocation independent assortment co - dominance

Explanation:

• Inheritance: Incomplete Dominance, Independent assortment, Co - dominance. These are related to the normal processes of genetic inheritance where alleles interact and assort during meiosis (for Independent assortment) and in the expression of traits (Incomplete Dominance, Co - dominance).
• Mutation: Substitution, Insertion, Translocation. These are changes in the DNA sequence. Substitution is a change of one nucleotide base for another, Insertion is the addition of one or more nucleotide bases, and Translocation is a rearrangement of parts between non - homologous chromosomes.

Answer:

• Inheritance: Incomplete Dominance, Independent assortment, Co - dominance
• Mutation: Substitution, Insertion, Translocation