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The parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele.
The parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele.
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.
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 grandparent exhibits the trait, and the child inherited it directly from that person
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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 situation can occur if both parents are carriers for a recessive trait (having one dominant and one recessive allele), allowing them to pass on the recessive allele to their child, resulting in the expression of the trait.
