A gardener collects seeds from one plant and also takes cuttings from the same plant. All offspring are grown under similar conditions. No new mutations occur.
Which prediction is most appropriate?
Both groups should have equally varied combinations of inherited alleles.
Both groups should have identical combinations of inherited alleles.
The seedlings should show more inherited variation than the cuttings.
The cuttings should show more inherited variation than the seedlings.
40 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 3.4 Variation and the Human Genome Project, covering 3.4.1 Causes of variation, 3.4.2 Outcomes of the Human Genome Project, 3.4.3 Genetic variation within a population, and 3.4.4 Effects of genetic mutations on phenotype. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.