The study of inheritance and variation is termed __.

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Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the study of inheritance and variation of characters from parents to offspring.

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Variation is a part of genetics along with inheritance. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect about variation?

I) Humans did not know about variations, it is a recently studied branch of genetics.

II) Used it as a tool to selectively breed plants and animals and select for organisms that possessed desirable characters.

III) Variations can develop as a result of sexual reproduction, mutations, etc.

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