A student claims that dominant traits are always the most common traits is this true why or why not
A. Yes dominant traits became more common over time as they are passed down from generation to generation; recessive alleles continue to become less common over time
B. No dominant traits only show up if they are inherited; how common they are is not influenced by this
C. Yes dominant traits are called dominant because they are most common
D. No, dominant traits in general tend to be less common in the population and continue to persist only because they are dominant over more common recessive alleles
D. No, dominant traits in general tend to be less common in the population and continue to persist only because they are dominant over more common recessive alleles.
Dominant traits are not always the most common traits in a population. The frequency of a trait in a population is influenced by a variety of factors such as mutation rates, selection pressures, and gene flow. Dominant traits can persist in a population even if they are less common because they are able to manifest in individuals who carry only one copy of the dominant allele.