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If a parent had an egg or sperm cell would the mutation be passed on?
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∙ 14y ago
yes, actually. when a sex cell is damaged, the mutations can be passed from generation to generation
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Why cant mutation in a human cell be passed to an offspring?
It is all dependent on where the mutation takes place. If, for example, there is a mutation in one of your skin cells, this will not be passed on to the offspring. This is because in order to pass it on to the offspring the mutation has to be present in the offspring itself. Since the offspring is created from the egg and sperm of the parents, the skin cell has nothing to do with the offspring. But if there was a mutation in the egg or the sperm, there would be some sort of mutation found in the offpspring.
How does a mutation in a cell affect an organism?
A mutation in a sex cell means that the mutation can be passed on to the individuals offspring. If the mutation just occurred in a somatic cell, it would not be passed down.
Why a mutation that limits flight would not be passed on to offspring?
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Difference between body cell mutation and sex cell mutation?
A mutation in a sex cell may be passed on to an offspring. A mutation in a somatic (body) cell cannot be passed on to an offspring, but can potentially cause cancer in the person who has the mutation.
How can a mutation in a human skin cell be passed on to the person's offspring?
It can't. A new mutation in a somatic cell will not influence the genetic composition of the progeny except in cases where the mutation affects the carrying out of reproduction. This is because the gametes (ova or sperm) only come from the reproductive tissue (ovaries, seminiferous tubule in the testes). we need something a 6th 7th and 8th graders teachers will believe we did ourselves please from me the person who thinks
What is the genetic outcome of asexual reproduction?
an organism genetically identical to its parent, unless mutation occurs. Even in the case of mutation, there is less genetic diversity than there would be in sexual reproduction.
What happens if a 10 year old girl has sperm in her underwear?
It might not be a girl or that might not be sperm how would you know anyways if you are a parent you should talk to her about it.
Are sperm cells produced from a parent cell that is diploid or haploid?
Sperm cells are diploid. Since humans are diploid organisms, I'm pretty sure the sperm would be as well. - biology honor student
Why does a mutation in a sex cell affect an organism?
It only affects the offspring of the organism.
What is the difference between somatic and gametic cells?
a germline mutation is one the was passed on to offspring because the egg or sperm cell was mutated. a somatic mutation is a mutation of the somatic cells (all cells except sex cells) that cannot be passed on to offspring.
Why do persons having a mutation pass this condition on to their offspring?
Genes are passed down from parents to offspring. That's why the mutant gene would be in the offspring.
Will the offspring have cystic fibrosis if the mother is FF and father is Ff?
No. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease. Each parent would have to be a carrier of a CF mutation and would be Cc.
