A normal pea plant bearing coloured flowers suddenly start producing white flowers. What could be the possible cause?

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There are two possible causes,
1. the gene for colored trait was dominant and prevented expression of the white gene for many generations
2. A mutation occured in the gene for color, leading to formation of white flowers

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A normal pea plant bearing coloured flowers suddenly start producing white flowers. What could be the possible cause?

There are two possible causes, 1. the gene for colored trait was dominant and prevented expression of the white gene for many generations2. A mutation occured in the gene for color, leading to formation of white flowers

There are two possible causes,
1. the gene for colored trait was dominant and prevented expression of the white gene for many generations
2. A mutation occured in the gene for color, leading to formation of white flowers