DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When a species has a lot of differences in its DNA, we say that genetic diversity is high [2]. In species with high genetic diversity, there are lots of mutations in the DNA, which cause differences in the way individuals look as well as differences in important traits that we cannot see [2].

Detailed explanation-2: -Genetic Diversity refers to the range of different inherited traits within a species. In a species with high genetic diversity, there would be many individuals with a wide variety of different traits. Genetic diversity is critical for a population to adapt to changing environments.

Detailed explanation-3: -The variation among different populations of the same species is generally not significantly less than the differences observed among species (like in the situation depicted right of Figure 1).