Question

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

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

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.

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

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

Answer 1

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.**

This scenario is consistent with the principles of inheritance, where both parents can be carriers (heterozygous) for a recessive allele, passing it on to their child who ends up expressing the recessive trait.