Consider a cultivated plant species that has two genetic mutations: one that results in a feature…
Consider a cultivated plant species that has two genetic mutations: one that results in a feature that people value (such as a hypothetical genetic mutation in clover that causes the plant to produce four leaves consistently, instead of the usual three), and another that impairs the ability of the plant to detect day length. If the plant could be mass-produced (say, by a method of cloning), and if people throughout the world planted it in their gardens, in what parts of the world would the mutant be likely to thrive? In what parts of the world would it be likely to grow and reproduce poorly? Explain your answer.