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Give any two factors responsible for genetic variation.

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The change in gene and gene frequencies is called genetic variation. Genetic variation in populations is caused by the following factors.
Gene mutations - Changes in the chemical make up of a gene is called gene mutations or point mutations.
Gene flow - Transfer of genes between populations that differ genetically from one another is called gene flow.

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