Question

The plant Arabidopsis Thaliana Has a gene which has been found to show an unusually high rate of mutation which conclusion is best supported by this observation?
A. The genus control by environment and not heredity

B. Traits associated with this gene may vary greatly in the species

C. Traits associated with this gene are beneficial to the species

D. The gene codes for flower color in the plant

Answer 1

C if you look it up on Wikipedia its there.

Answer 2

Answer;

The correct answer would be option B.

Mutation refers to the random change in the nucleotide sequence of the DNA.

If a mutation occurs in a protein coding sequence of the DNA, it can result in the change of phenotype of a gene.

Thus, if a gene has a high mutation rate in a population, then the genetic variation for that gene must be high in a population.  

The high genetic variation would result in high variation in the phenotype or trait associated with that gene.