If two parents display distinct forms of a trait and all of their offspring (of which there are hundreds) display the same new form of a trait, you would be justified in concluding that:

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Mikayla Bradley

22 May, 22:04

If two parents display distinct forms of a trait and all of their offspring (of which there are hundreds) display the same new form of a trait, you would be justified in concluding that:

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Brody James · Answer 1

There has been a mutation and that mutation is a dominant trait. As both the parents have displayed the trait, there has been some reaction to the local environment that has improved or increased the survivabilty of the offspring related to this trait, so much so that the trait is now a characteristic that is dominant in the gene pool.