Which is the most likely explanation for a child exhibiting a heritable trait that neither parent exhibits?%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AThe trait is recessive, and the child inherited a recessive allele from each parent.%0D%0AThe trait is recessive, and the child inherited a recessive allele from each parent.%0D%0A%0D%0AA mutation occurred, and the child exhibits a new trait due to the mutation.%0D%0AA mutation occurred, and the child exhibits a new trait due to the mutation.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele.%0D%0AThe parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele.%0D%0A%0D%0AA grandparent exhibits the trait, and the child inherited it directly from that person.
The most likely explanation for a child exhibiting a heritable trait that neither parent exhibits is that a mutation occurred, and the child exhibits a new trait due to the mutation.
