6.1 variation in organisms
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6. Variation
What is variation? Types of variation. Causes of variation.
6.1 Variation In Organisms
What is meant by variation? Differences between organisms of the
same species
What are the variation in humans? Characteristics that cause differences
between human Eg. Height, weight, hair colour, eye colour,
skin colour etc.
Types of variation Two types1. Continuous variation – characteristics
which show continuous change (quantitative). E.g. weight and height.
2. Discontinuous variation – the differences in the character are distinctive (qualitative). E.g. blood group and fingerprint patterns.
Difference between continuous variation and discontinuous variation
Exercise Do Checkpoint 6.1 on page 195 in the
textbook.
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