Suppose That a Particular Species of Flowering Plant That Lives

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Suppose that a particular species of flowering plant that lives only one year can produce red, pink, or white blossoms, depending on its genotype: AA, Aa, and aa produce, respectively, red, pink, and white blossoms.Biologists studying a population of this species count 300 red-flowering, 600 pink-flowering, and 800 white-flowering plants.In a census in the same area the following year, biologists find a population with 600 red-flowering, 900 pink-flowering, and 1,000 white-flowering plants.Which color has the highest fitness?

• A) Red has the highest fitness.
• B) White has the highest fitness.
• C) Pink has the highest fitness.
• D) Pink and white have higher fitnesses than red.
• E) All colors have equal fitness.

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