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. 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 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 can occur when both parents are carriers of the recessive allele (heterozygous), meaning they do not express the trait themselves but can pass on the recessive allele to their offspring.