Explain why Charles Darwin called hereditary variability indefinite?

This is due to the fact that mutations in genes, which are the main reason for the evolution of living organisms, arise spontaneously and randomly. We cannot say for sure where the mutation will occur and for what reasons it will happen. In our time, we can change genes, highlighting the desired properties in a living organism. But we cannot cause the desired mutation. We know that mutations are more likely to occur under the influence of certain factors, such as radiation or chemicals. But what kind of mutation it will be – we do not know.



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