Q. 1. If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?
Trait B is more likely to have arisen earlier because it has higher percentage of the population and in asexual reproduction, traits are carried over to the next generation with minimal changes in the traits. For example, all the sugarcanes in the field which reproduce asexually, have almost similar characteristics, however, the animals and human which reproduce sexually, have more changes of traits in the next generation.