The Phenotype Most Commonly Observed in a Natural Population Is

Question

The phenotype most commonly observed in a natural population is the
A)wild type.
B)parental type.
C)recombinant type.
D)Z-W system.
E)F1.

Accepted Answer

The wild type phenotype is the most commonly observed in a natural population because it is the phenotype that was present in the ancestral population and has been selected for over time through natural selection. This makes it the most prevalent phenotype in the population.