In four o’clock plants, there are three phenotypes for flower color, but only two alleles. The table shows both the expected and

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In four o’clock plants, there are three phenotypes for flower color, but only two alleles. The table shows both the expected and

observed numbers of plants of each flower color in a population of 1,000. Phenotype Number expected Number observed Red flowers 105 173 Pink flowers 484 343 White flowers 411 484 Which statement best explains the results in the table? The population is in equilibrium because the total number of plants expected and observed was about the same. The population evolved because the frequency of the alleles and the genotypes changed. The frequency of the alleles and genotypes in the population changed because of gene flow. The observed frequency of the phenotypes is different from the expected frequency because some alleles mutated.

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saveliy_v [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-02T10:41:44+03:00

saveliy_v [14]2 years ago

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The answer for this is <span>The population evolved because the frequency of the alleles and the genotypes changed so its letter B hope that helps</span>

seropon [69] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-02T12:57:17+03:00

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The most appropriated answer would be "The population evolved because the frequency of the alleles and the genotypes changed".

Evolution is a gradual process by which the inherited characters of a population change over successive generations.

Thus, it results in a change in the alleles frequencies of the population.

It might result from natural selection, genetic variation, gene mutation, genetic drift et cetera.

Similarly, in the given population the allele frequencies of the alleles associated with flower color are changed. Thus, the population must have evolved.