Question

A mutation causes a dog to be born with a tail that is shorter than normal. Which best describes this mutation? It is harmful because it obviously affects the dog’s survival. It is harmful because it affects the dog’s physical appearance. It is neutral because it does not obviously affect the dog’s survival. It is beneficial because it affects the dog’s physical appearance.

Answer 1

It is neutral because it does not obviously affect the dog’s survival.

Explanation: got it correct on my quiz

Answer 2

Answer:

It is neutral because it does not obviously affect the dog’s survival.

Explanation:

How would this definitively affect their rate of survival? I know it is a rhetorical question, but unless dogs rely only upon their tails for communication within the species (or something of the sort), I don't see the help or harm in it.