You Are Reading a Scientific Article About Cheetahs That Have

question 29

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 they have no negative impact on the cheetahs' fitness, why are the stripes nevertheless considered a genetic mutation?

• A) Mutations are often adaptively neutral.
• B) Mutations always emerge as evolutionary disadvantages eventually.
• C) Mutations never have an effect on the phenotype.
• D) Mutations only affect genotypes.

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