A student claims that dominant traits are always the most common traits. Is this true? Why or why not?
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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 only show up if they are inherited; how common they are is not influenced by this.
• 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.
• Yes, dominant traits are called dominant because they are the most common.
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No, dominant traits are not always the most common traits. Dominant traits can be less common in the population and still persist because they are able to mask the presence of recessive alleles. The frequency of traits in a population is influenced by various factors such as genetic drift, mutation, migration, and natural selection, rather than simply being determined by whether they are dominant or recessive. Therefore, the claim that dominant traits are always the most common is not true.
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