A mutation in a non-germline cell (germline cells are sperm,
egg, etc.).
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A mutation that affects the gametes of an organism is called
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Mutations are able to be inherited if they occur in your mother
or father's sex cells. This is known as a germline mutation.
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A mutation in a human skin cannot be passed on to an offspring,
since it is only a somatic mutation which is acquired. The mutation
that can be passed on to an offspring is called a germline
mutation, which happens in the egg and sperm.