In pea plants, purple flower color, C, is dominant to white flower color, c. The table shows the frequencies of the dominant and recessive alleles in three generations of peas in a garden.
Allele Frequency for Flower Color in Peas
Generation
р
1
0.6
9
0.4
2
0.7
0.3
3
0.8
0.2
Which scientific question might these results cause a scientist to ask?
Which population most likely experienced a genetic mutation?
Why do some pea plants have purple flowers and others have white flowers?
Would the frequency of alleles change if the pollinators in the area all died?
* Is there another way to calculate the frequencies of the alleles in this population?