A newborn cell that has drastic variations incompatible with its inherited cellular apparatus will
Question
A newborn cell that has drastic variations incompatible with its inherited cellular apparatus will
become a new species instantly
survive but not reproduce
simply die
convert into a bacterium
Answer
simply die
Detailed Explanation
The text states that some variations may be so drastic that the new DNA copy cannot work with the inherited cellular apparatus, so such a cell simply dies.