A misconception about dominant alleles is that they are more common in the population. explain why dominant alleles can be quite rare.

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Adriana Ritter

25 March, 02:31

A misconception about dominant alleles is that they are more common in the population. explain why dominant alleles can be quite rare.

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Drake Savage · Answer 1

Dominant alleles can be quite rare because there are hundreds of medical conditions due to autosomal dominant alleles. They are quite rare in the population because they can be lethal and if everyone inherited them humanity would quickly die out.