Question

Which is the most likely explanation for a child exhibiting a heritable trait that neither parent exhibits?(1 point)

Responses

A mutation occurred, and the child exhibits a new trait due to the mutation.
A mutation occurred, and the child exhibits a new trait due to the mutation.

The parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele.
The parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele.

A grandparent exhibits the trait, and the child inherited it directly from that person.
A grandparent exhibits the trait, and the child inherited it directly from that person.

The trait is recessive, and the child inherited a recessive allele from each parent.

Answer 1

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The trait is recessive, and the child inherited a recessive allele from each parent.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The most likely explanation for a child exhibiting a heritable trait that neither parent exhibits is:

The trait is recessive, and the child inherited a recessive allele from each parent.

Answer 3

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The most likely explanation for a child exhibiting a heritable trait that neither parent exhibits is that the parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele. This scenario occurs when both parents carry a recessive allele for the trait but do not exhibit the trait themselves because the dominant allele masks its expression. However, when both parents pass on their recessive alleles to the child, the child ends up inheriting two recessive alleles, resulting in the expression of the trait. To determine if this is the case, you would need to know the genotype of both parents and perform a Punnett square analysis to predict the possible outcomes for their offspring.