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Assume that the flower population described in the previous problem undergoes a different pattern of predation. Flower color determination and the starting frequencies of
a. What are the allele frequencies after one generation of natural selection?
b. What are the genotype frequencies among the progeny of predation survivors?
c. What are the equilibrium allele frequencies in the predation environment?
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