Suppose that a mutation appears in a small population of plants that changes the color of their seeds from yellow to green.This mutation reaches 100 percent frequency in the population.Many generations later, some individuals with yellow seeds are found.We can definitely say that these individuals have acquired a(n)
A) inversion.
B) transition.
C) reversion mutation.
D) conditional mutation.
E) somatic mutation.

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The appearance of individuals with yellow seeds after the mutation had reached 100% frequency suggests that a reversion mutation occurred, where the mutation that caused the color change has been reverted back to the original yellow seed color.

Suppose That a Mutation Appears in a Small Population of Plants