In a Cross Between a Petite Yeast Mutant and a Wild-Type

Multiple Choice

In a cross between a petite yeast mutant and a wild-type strain, results showed some petite and some wild-type outcomes. Which of these statements must be true of this petite mutation?

A) It is suppressive.
B) It is a nuclear or segregational mutation.
C) It is a neutral mitochondrial mutation.
D) It replicates faster than wild type.
E) It has small deletions of mitochondrial DNA.