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No. Skin cells are somatic cells. Your offspring come from gametes which are made by germ line cells. Only mutations in germ line cells or your gametes are passed on to your offspring.
As they are environmental changes, like a sun tan or scars.
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.
If this mutation isn't present with a gamete cell, then it can not be passed onto the offspring. A non-reproductive cell would be cells that are highly organzied such as nerve cells or brain cells.
The changes only are passed down when they are in the gametes... So the answer is sex cell
They are only passed on if they are in the reproductive system cells.
They are only passed on if they are in the reproductive system cells.
a mutation in a sperm cell changes the shape of the wing *remember* - only mutations in primary sex cells, sperm and egg, can be pass on to offspring.
No. Skin cells are somatic cells. Your offspring come from gametes which are made by germ line cells. Only mutations in germ line cells or your gametes are passed on to your offspring.
As they are environmental changes, like a sun tan or scars.
Mutations in sex cells can be passed on to children. Mutations in sex cells only affect offspring. Mutations in sex cells do not affect the organism.
Only mutations which occur in the gametes. Mutations in somatic cells ( body) are not passed on to offspring. Example: A mutation in skin cells leads to skin cancer, but this cannot be passed on to offspring.
This is because body cells do not contribute genetic material to sex cells.
Not usually. Only In certain circumstances, can a mutation be passed on to offspring; such as Downs-syndrome.
If the mutation happens in the germ cells, only then it wil be passed on to the offsprings. But, if it happens in some other cell, then it won't be. Such a mutation is Superficial. Like, if we cut the tail of a mouse, no change occurs in the germ cells. So the next generation will still be born with a tail.
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.
Mutations which do not occur in sex cells are not passed on to the next generation. The mutation will only affect the individual. They could therefore have normal offspring.