if trait A is present in 10% of the population of a species and trait B is present in 60% - Science - Heredity and Evolution

Question

if trait A is present in 10% of the population of a
species and trait B is present in 60% of the population of the same
species the which trait has occurred earlier ?

Riffat Jahan · Accepted Answer

The percentage of individuals showing the presence of particular
trait relates to how old is that trait More the number of
individuals showing the presence of particular trait, older the
trait is , it means earlier the traits has arisen in comparison to
other traits So, in the given case, Trait B is likely to have
arisen earlier than trait A This relationship is more valid for
asexuallly reproducing organism which trainsfer traits from one
generation to another with minimal variations

if trait A is present in 10% of the population of a species and trait B is present in 60% of the population of the same species the which trait has occurred earlier ?