According to Gould and Colleagues (1981),an Exaptation Occurs When

According to Gould and colleagues (1981) ,an exaptation occurs when

A) an allele mutates into a form that confers greater fitness to an organism within one generation and then mutates back to its original form in the next generation.
B) a single gene is expressed in different ways in individual members of a species.
C) a structure exists and is selected for because it serves one function for an organism but then takes over a different use to increase fitness in another way.
D) a distinct new species separates from a larger population of organisms.