There Are Several Different Alleles for Flower Color in Carnations

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Multiple Choice

There are several different alleles for flower color in carnations.One of them causes white flowers;a different allele of the same gene causes red flowers.This means that all of the following are true,EXCEPT

• A) white carnations have different DNA sequences than red carnations.
• B) white carnations and red carnations have somewhat different proteins.
• C) a carnation plant could have one copy of the white allele and one copy of the red allele.
• D) a carnation plant could have two copies of the white allele and two copies of the red allele.
• E) All of the above.

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