Genetic variabilityis either the presence of, or the generation of, genetic differences.
It is defined as
the formation of individuals differing ingenotype, or the presence of genotypically different individuals, in contrast to environmentally induced differences which, as a rule, cause only temporary, nonheritable changes of thephenotype.[1]
Genetic variationmeans that biological systems – individuals and populations – are different over space. Eachgene poolincludes variousallelesofgenes. The variation occurs both within and amongpopulations, supported by individual carriers of the variant genes.
Genetic variation is brought about, fundamentally, bymutation, which is a permanent change in the chemical structure ofchromosomes.Genetic recombinationalso produces changes within alleles.