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Ralph wanted to breed a pea plant that produced only purple flowers. He continued to breed purple-flower producing pea plants together over six generations. The results of Ralph's selective breeding are shown above. What did the selective breeding do to the population of pea plants?

A.
increased its genetic diversity
B.
decreased its genetic diversity
C.
caused a new species of pea plant to form
D.
caused a pea plant to exhibit a new characteristic

Ralph wanted to breed a pea plant that produced only purple flowers. He continued-example-1
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Answer:

It's B

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Answer:

B. decreased its genetic diversity

Step-by-step explanation:

if the number of chances the white flower decreases, and there are more purple chances, then there is less genetic diversity.

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