You Are Reading a Scientific Article About Cheetahs That Have

You are reading a scientific article about cheetahs that have stripes instead of spots. The article refers to this as a genetic mutation. Though you see they have no negative impact on the cheetahs' fitness, the stripes are nevertheless considered a genetic mutation because:

A) mutations can result in an evolutionary advantage.
B) mutations can result in an evolutionary disadvantage.
C) mutations may have no effect on the phenotype.
D) all of the above