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Why is mutation needed for evolution to occur, even though it usually has little effect on allele frequencies?


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Mutation creates new genetic variation in a gene pool. ... For any given gene, the chance of a mutation occurring in a given gamete is very low. Thus, mutations alone do not have much effect on allele frequencies. However, mutations provide the genetic variation needed for other forces of evolution to act.