What do you understand by the term genetic diversity?

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Genetic diversity is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of the species, it also distinguished from genetic variability.
Genetic diversity serves as a way for the population to adapt to changing environments. With more variation, it is more likely that some individual in a population will possess a variety of alleles that are suited for the environment.

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