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- Design an experiment/cross that would allow you to determine the genotype of a purple-flowered plant. Show the possible outcomes of the experiment and how they would allow you to determine the genotype.Define about Agricultural Plants with Improved Traits ?Give an example of how gene expression affects flowering time orflower appearance