A group of geneticists exposed the seeds of a dicot plant to various levels of radiation in order to induce random mutations. Many of the irradiated seeds failed to germinate. Some of the seeds, however, germinated in the lab a were carefully studied. The scientists discovered a mutation that prevents the formation of a hypocotyl hook dur germination. Based on this scenario, the mutant plant most likely germinated
A) but damage to the cotyledons prevented the seedlings' emergence from the soil. B) but the mutated hypocotyl hook caused damage to the emerging root tip. C) but the mutated hypocotyl hook failed to push the cotyledons above the soil. D) and grew like a normal plant. E) but was unable to photosynthesize.