How Do Gene Mutations Contribute to Evolution

Multiple Choice

How do gene mutations contribute to evolution?

A) Beneficial mutations are passed on to several members of a generation, quickly taking hold in a population.
B) Unfavorable mutations have a more significant effect on genes than do favorable mutations, so they are spread through the population.
C) Natural selection favors beneficial mutations, so they survive and are passed on to future generations.
D) Beneficial and unfavorable mutations take hold in the population equally over numerous generations.