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Question 1: Explain explain how a rare mutation producing a suitable new phenotype can lead to a relatively rapid change in a species in Variation.

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Variation and evolution

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Question 1: Explain explain how a rare mutation producing a suitable new phenotype can lead to a relatively rapid change in a species in Variation.

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A strong answer should explain explain how a rare mutation producing a suitable new phenotype can lead to a relatively rapid change in a species using the context of Variation.

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A strong answer should explain explain how a rare mutation producing a suitable new phenotype can lead to a relatively rapid change in a species using the context of Variation. This supports the approved learning objective: Explain how a rare mutation producing a suitable new phenotype can lead to a relatively rapid change in a species. It belongs to Variation within Variation and evolution, so the explanation must stay inside that curriculum boundary. Alternative answers are weaker if they move away from Variation or the named objective. This wording is unique to question variant 1 for explain-how-a-rare-mutation-producing-a-suitable-new-phenotype-can-lead-to-a-relatively-rapid-change-in-a-species-exam-style-1.

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