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Theory of Aquired Inheritance

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Discontinuous variations are:

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Mutations

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Essential features

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Recombinations

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Independent assortment

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Solution

The correct option is A
Mutations

Discontinuous variations are caused by sudden unpredictable changes in the chromosome or gene mutation. These are usually concerned with qualitative traits, which means that they would not include any intermediate stages of phenotypes.

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