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A student claims that dominant traits are always the most common traits. Is this true? Why or why not?(1 point)
Responses

No, dominant traits only show up if they are inherited; how common they are is not influenced by this.
No, dominant traits only show up if they are inherited; how common they are is not influenced by this.

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.
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.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

No, dominant traits are not always the most common traits. Dominance refers to the relationship between two different versions of a gene, where one version (the dominant allele) masks the presence of the other version (the recessive allele). The frequency of a certain trait in a population is influenced by various factors, including genetic variations, mutations, natural selection, and other evolutionary processes. As a result, the prevalence of a dominant trait in a population may not necessarily make it the most common trait overall.