A botanist discovers a mutant maple tree in a forest. This tree has apical meristem tissue at the tips of its roots and stems, but it lacks lateral meristem tissue in a ring under the dermal tissue of its roots and stems. What can the botanist predict about this maple tree? A. The tree will be unable to grow at all. B. As the tree grows taller, it will become very unstable. C. As the tree grows taller, it will not appear different from other, genetically normal maple trees. D. As the tree grows taller, it will become very wide at the base.