as the trait is dominant and controlled by a single gene, the mutation must have occurred on both diploid copies. true or false?

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Brooklynn Kaufman

Physics

8 August, 21:56

as the trait is dominant and controlled by a single gene, the mutation must have occurred on both diploid copies. true or false?

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Shiloh Mcintyre · Answer 1

False

Explanation:

A dominant trait is a trait that is inherited from parents. It is a trait that is obtained from a particular copy or type of a gene that overshadows or overwhelms the effects of another type or copy of that gene. Dominant traits are controlled by a single gene.

Therefore, as the trait is dominant and controlled by a single gene, the mutation must have occurred on both diploid copies is a false statement.