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

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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.

Yes, dominant traits are called dominant because they are the most common.
Yes, dominant traits are called dominant because they are the most common.

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 became more common over time as they are passed down from generation to generation; recessive alleles continue to become less common over time.

Answer 1

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.

This response is correct because while dominant traits can express themselves even if only one copy of the dominant allele is present, their prevalence in a population can be influenced by various factors such as natural selection, genetic drift, and the initial frequencies of the alleles in a population. As a result, a dominant trait is not always the most common trait. In some cases, recessive traits can be more common even if they require two copies of the allele to be expressed.