Bananas will turn brown when cut open because enzymes are released from the cut cells that react with other molecules in the fruit. A caterer, preparing fruit trays for a banquet, adds lemon juice (citric acid) to the cut bananas to prevent the reaction. Which explanation best describes why the lemon juice prevents the browning?

1. dermis

2. chemical

3. urine

4. viruses

5. antibodies

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genetic variation can be caused by mutation (which can create entirely new alleles in a population), random mating, random fertilization, and recombination between homologous chromosomes during meiosis (which reshuffles alleles within an organism's offspring).