Question

Question

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.

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

The correct response to the student's claim is:

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 is true because the frequency of a trait in a population is influenced by various factors, including environmental pressures, genetic drift, and mutation rates, rather than solely by whether a trait is dominant or recessive. Dominant traits are not necessarily more common; in fact, some dominant traits may exist in a population at a lower frequency than recessive traits.