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Variations in the genotype may be due to: changes in the nucleotide sequence within a gene (gene mutations) large alterations in the structure of chromosomes changes in the total number of chromosomes Geneticists study the way in which genes (and their associated characteristics) are passed from generation to generation by examining patterns of inheritance. Population genetics is the study of the variations in the genes found within groups of individuals. 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