You are reading a scientific article about cheetahs that have stripes instead of spots. The article refers to this as a genetic

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

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lina2011 [118] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-16T13:32:14+03:00

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Because mutations can result in an evolutionary advantage or a disadvantage or it may have no effect on the phenotype.

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