Pick the wrong statement with reference to evolution :

Any deviation due to chance variation is called Sewall Wright effect.

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Mutations occur at random.

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Recombination of genetic material occurs during mitosis.

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Existence of deleterious genes within the population is called genetic load.

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Solution

The correct option is C Recombination of genetic material occurs during mitosis.
Recombination is the process of exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
Mitosis does not involve the pairing of homologous chromosomes and exchange of genetic material between them.
So, the correct answer is 'Recombination of genetic material occurs during mitosis'

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