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?

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In the given question we will see that trait B will be seen earlier.
This happens because, in the case of an asexually reproducing population, the organisms will be the exact copy of their parents.
Now if there is a mutation just in the case of trait A as we see, it will take time to appear in the population.
Trait B being the majority will appear first.

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