A population of plants growing in a field is examined over a period of years. The plants have either white or yellow flowers.



What best explains the observations?

A. White flowers increase the plant's fitness, so the population is under directional selection.

B.Yellow flowers increase the plant's fitness, so the population is under directional selection.

C.Yellow flowers increase the plant's fitness, so the population is under disruptive selection.

D.White flowers increase the plant's fitness, so the population is under disruptive selection.

A population of plants growing in a field is examined over a period of years The plants have either white or yellow flowersWhat best explains the observationsA class=

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Thebest explanation for the observation is that white flowers increase the plant's fitness, so the population is under directional selection.

What is genetic variation?

Genetic variation refers to the differences that exists in the genes of organisms of the same species or different species.

The gene for flower color in the plants has two alleles for yellow and white flower color.

Over time, the proportion plants with white-colored flower increased while that of yellow decreased.

Therefore, the best explanation for the observation is that white flowers increase the plant's fitness, so the population is under directional selection.

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