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Scientists have genetically engineered a fruit fly ("Fly Zero") that can reproduce asexually; Fly Zero can clone itself so that all of their offspring will beidentical to Fly Zero and identical to each other. The scientists state they are trying to examine the effects of no genetic variation.Josh states that the scientists' plan won't work- -- even if all the offspring are clones, there can still be genetic variation. Is Josh right? If he is, explainhow genetic variation can happen in a population of clones. If he is not right, explain why not.

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