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Mohini, a resident of Chandigarh went to...

Mohini, a resident of Chandigarh went to Shimla with her parents. There she same plant that they have in their backyard, at home. However, she observed that while the plants in their backyard bore white flowers, those in Shimla had pink flowers. She brought home some seeds of the plant from Shimla and planted them in Chandigarh. Upon performing self breeding for several generation she found that the plant from Shimla produced only white flowers.
(a) According to you what might be the reason for his observation-genetic or eavironmental factors ?
(b) Suggest a simple experiment to determine whether this variation is genetic in nature
(c) Suggest another experiment to check whether this variation in flower color is due to environmental factors

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