(WILL GIVE BRAINLY) A species of fox lives in the arctic where the ground is covered in white snow most of the year. These arctic foxes hunt rodents and other small mammals, while their predators include eagles, wolves, and polar bears. A mutation in its DNA causes a fox to have white fur rather than brown. Given this information, would you classify this mutation as a harmful, beneficial, or neutral mutation? Would this make the fox more or less likely to survive? Explain your answer.
This would classify as a beneficial mutation because their fur would serve as natural camouflage in their snowy environment. This would make it harder for predators to spot them and easier for them to hunt their prey.
