A population of black cats has been interbreeding. However, in one litter, a sole gray kitten is born. The successive generations now have a few gray cats. Which mechanism is responsible for introducing this new allele in the cat population?
A. Gene selection
B. Gene mutation
C. Gene flow
D. Genetic drift

Question

A population of black cats has been interbreeding. However, in one litter, a sole gray kitten is born. The successive generations now have a few gray cats. Which mechanism is responsible for introducing this new allele in the cat population?
A. Gene selection
B. Gene mutation 
C. Gene flow
D. Genetic drift

stephstar101 · Answer

Sounds like some mutation doesn't it? The others don't really sound like the answer because the cats are interbreeding (not really selecting, flowing, or drifting)

anonymous · Answer

thank you :) it does make since