Mutation causes a defect in one of the three enzyme that processes pyruvate
The answer is horizontal gene transfer.
Horizontal gene transfer enables gene flow between genomes of two organisms. It is a common process between different species of <span>prokaryotes and even, between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. </span>When trying to reconstruct evolution and phylogenetic relationship, scientists face some difficulties because they cannot say the common gene transfer with the horizontal one.
I think the answer is B. Nutrients.
