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Give Reason: Discontinuous Variations Are Inheritable. - Biology

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Give Reason:

Discontinuous variations are inheritable.

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Because these are produced by the effects of the environment.

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Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Genetics - Give Reasons

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ICSE Biology [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Genetics
Give Reasons | Q 3

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