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A single step large mutation is called
BiologyEvolutionNEET
Options:
  • A speciation
  • B saltation
  • C genetic drift
  • D Sewall Wright effect
Solution:
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The correct answer is: saltation
Sudden and large mutation occurring between generation and leading to a single step speciation is referred to as saltation.

Speciation the process of formation of new species due to the course of evolution.

Change in frequency of the gene type in a population due to random selection is referred to as genetic drift. It is also termed as Sewall wright effect.

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