An organism that contains patches of tissue that vary for a specific characteristic such as a pigment, can be an example of which of the following?
A) Linkage
B) Meiotic recombination
C) Mitotic recombination
D) Translocations
E) None of the answers are correct

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Mitotic recombination can result in patches of genetically distinct tissue in an organism. This occurs when there is a spontaneous genetic change during mitotic division, resulting in a different genotype in one of the daughter cells. This can lead to variations in pigmentation or other visible characteristics in different patches of tissue. Linkage and meiotic recombination occur during meiosis and involve the shuffling and segregation of genetic material, but do not typically result in patches of tissue with distinct characteristics. Translocations involve the exchange of segments between non-homologous chromosomes and are not likely to result in patches of tissue variability.

An Organism That Contains Patches of Tissue That Vary for a Specific