A small population of a specific plant species is found in a

Last updated: 4/17/2023

A small population of a specific plant species is found in a grassland habitat Each plant bears flowers that are either white or dark purple The color of the plant s flowers does not affect the plant s chance of survival or its reproductive success A wildfire that occurs in the habitat kills all of the plants with dark purple flowers as well as many of the plants with white flowers This causes the gene for dark purple flowers to be lost from the population Which of the following processes caused the loss of the gene for dark purple flowers from this population OA adaptation OB genetic drift OC speciation OD natural selection