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Which is the most likely explanation for a child exhibiting a heritable trait that neither parent exhibits? (1 point)
O A mutation occurred, and the child exhibits a new trait due to the mutation.
A grandparent exhibits the trait, and the child inherited it directly from that person.
O The parents have recessive alleles, and the child inherited a dominant allele.
O The trait is recessive, and the child inherited a recessive allele from each parent.
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The trait is recessive, and the child inherited a recessive allele from each parent.
Explanation: Both parents can be carriers (heterozygous) without showing the recessive phenotype; if the child inherits the recessive allele from each parent (becoming homozygous recessive), the trait will be expressed.
Explanation: Both parents can be carriers (heterozygous) without showing the recessive phenotype; if the child inherits the recessive allele from each parent (becoming homozygous recessive), the trait will be expressed.
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