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Evolution of flower colour in orchids

Q04.3 4 marks

One present day species has bright purple flowers.

Describe how an orchid with bright purple flowers may have evolved from the ancestral species which has pale yellow flowers.

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  1. 1 Variation
  2. 2 Advantage
  3. 3 Reproduce
  4. 4 Inherited
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