A Species That Lacks DNA Repair Mechanisms Is Likely to Have

Multiple Choice

A species that lacks DNA repair mechanisms is likely to have ________ variations between individuals than a species that possesses repair mechanisms because ________.

A) fewer; there are fewer ways to change the DNA
B) fewer; the repair mechanisms introduce more variation into the DNA sequence
C) more; more spontaneous mutations will go uncorrected
D) more; without a repair mechanism, the cell's DNA replication genes are inactivated