Question

question 13 0.5 pts mc1r is a gene that codes for a protein that controls fur color. all of the mice in a forest population have the mc1r allele that causes fur color to be dark. a heritable mutation in mc1r occurs that creates an allele that causes a light - colored mouse to be born. which of the following statements about this mc1r mutation is true? the mutation was random. the mutation occurred in a somatic (body) cell. the mutation occurred because a dark colored mouse wanted lighter colored offspring. the mutation occurred because a mouse moved to an environment with light - colored background. none of these

Explanation:

Mutations in genes are random events. They are not directed by an organism's desires or environmental - changes in a non - random way. Since it's a heritable mutation, it likely occurred in a germ cell, not a somatic cell.

Answer:

The mutation was random.