A) ATP is the correct answer
A control group in a scientific experiment is a group separated from the rest of the experiment, where the independent variable being tested cannot influence the results. This isolates the independent variable's effects on the experiment and can help rule out alternative explanations of the experimental results.
The allele which has light color appears to be altering transcription and that is why the corresponding mRNA is absent in zebrafish which is homozygous. The protein we can say were absent because mRNA which is being required for protein synthesis it was not present.
If the allele had altered translation, mRNA which is functional would have been present but in the same case, the protein will still be absent.
Compared to benign tumors, malignant tumors are different because the cells in malignant tumors are cancerous.