Question

A student claims that dominant traits are always the most common traits. Is this true? Why or why not?

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• 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.
• Yes, dominant traits are called dominant because they are the most common.
o No, dominant traits only show up if they are inherited; how common they are is not
influenced by this.
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.

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No, dominant traits are not always the most common traits. Dominant traits can be less common in a population but continue to persist because they are dominant over recessive alleles. The frequency of a trait in a population is not determined solely by whether it is dominant or recessive. Other factors such as natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow also play a role in the distribution of traits in a population.