The medicinal plant, $Rauwolfia\ vomitoria$, growing in Himalayan ranges shows variation in terms of the potency and concentration of the chemical (reserpine), that it produces. It is an example of

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Variation in the genes of a species increases with the increase in size and environmental parameters of the habitat In results in the formation of polymorphs-ecotypes, races, varieties and sub-species. Genetic diversity is useful in adaptation to the change in environmental conditions. Medicinal plant, Rauwolfia vomitoria shows variation due to the genetic diversity

Q. The medicinal plant, $Rauwolfia\ vomitoria$, growing in Himalayan ranges shows variation in terms of the potency and concentration of the chemical (reserpine), that it produces. It is an example of

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