Multiple Choice
You are reading a scientific article about cheetahs that have stripes instead of spots.The article refers to this as a genetic mutation.Though you see they have no negative impact on the cheetahs' fitness, the stripes are nevertheless considered a genetic mutation because mutations:
A) can result in an evolutionary advantage.
B) can result in an evolutionary disadvantage.
C) may have no effect on the phenotype.
D) all of the above
Correct Answer:
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