Variations are _________ in the offsprings of Amoeba.

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Amoeba undergoes asexual mode of reproduction. When an organism reproduces asexually, an exact genetic copy of the parent organism is created (a clone). Asexual reproduction, unlike sexual reproduction, only brings genetic variation into the population if the offspring inherit a random mutation in the organism's DNA.

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