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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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoGermline mutations are mutations that can be passed on to offspring, while somatic mutations are mutations that happen in any other cell type and cannot be inherited by offspring. Hope this helps.
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∙ 10y agoGametic mutation occurs in sex cells and is passed on to the next generation, and this can become a sex-linked recessive disorder; hemophilia is an example.
Somatic mutations occur in body cells - non sex cells - so changes are vnot passed on to future generations.
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∙ 11y agoA mutation in a gametic (sex) cell would be passed on to offspring, whereas mutations in somatic (body) cells are not passed on.
The reason for this is somatic cells are not passed on during sexual intercourse so there is no way for this to be transferred and inherited by the offspring. Gametes, on the other hand, are transferred to the offspring through fertilization.
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∙ 12y agoHow about you actually study and read your book......whoever posted this from a Biology class in Bamberg.....
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∙ 13y agoGametic mutations pass from generation to generation but somatic mutations cannot pass to offsprings. Twelve Months Ago this was True. Now we have the new Science Epigenetics.
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∙ 12y agoGerm cell mutations can be passed on to offspring, somatic cell mutations cannot
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∙ 12y agoSomatic cells are not involved in sexual reproduction. These are most of the cells in your body. Gametes are sex cells (sperm and ovules/eggs).
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How do Meiosis and Mitosis differ?
Mitosis produces Somatic Cells while Meiosis produces Gametic Cells.
How do gametes differ from their parent cell?
Gametes are sex cells - sperm and egg. Other cells are somatic cells - regular body and organ cells. Also, gametes have half the number of chromosomes as somatic cells do. This is because, when the zygote is formed (sperm and egg form together) they take their chromosomes together to make the number of chromosomes a somatic cell has.
Cells that do not produce gametes are called?
In humans, cells that do not produce gametes are collectively called somatic cells. Somatic cells do not include sperm and ova, the cells from which they are made, and undifferentiated stem cells.
Why do the 2 daughter cells in mitosis have to divide again in meiosis?
The usual somatic gene complement number = 2N. Upon genomic replication the gene complement number is 4N. Somatic Cell division 'reduces' the number 'back to' 2N. Gametic Cells, egg and sperm, need to "divide again" in meiosis to further reduce the gene complement number down to the required 1N [again, for gametic cells only].
Are Somatic cells nonreproductive cells?
Yes, somatic cells are non-reproductive cells.
How do Meiosis and Mitosis differ?
Mitosis produces Somatic Cells while Meiosis produces Gametic Cells.
Is this true that sex Cells have one-half of the number of chromosome Pairs as body -Somatic- Cells have?
Yes it is. Gametic sex Cells have the genetic complement of 1N; somatic Cells are 2N.
What is difference between somatic cells and gametes cells?
Somatic cells are not involved in sexual reproduction. These are most of the cells in your body. Gametes are sex cells (sperm and ovules/eggs).
How many chromosomes does a somatic -diploid- corn Cell have?
Short Answer is: twice the number of Chromosomes as found in the gametic [Haploid] Cells.
Is a haploid cell a sex cell or a body cell?
A somatic, or body, cell is always, or at least typically, DIPLOID. Haploid cells which result from the process called Meiosis are "gametic", or germ, or sex, cells.
How do gametes differ from their parent cell?
Gametes are sex cells - sperm and egg. Other cells are somatic cells - regular body and organ cells. Also, gametes have half the number of chromosomes as somatic cells do. This is because, when the zygote is formed (sperm and egg form together) they take their chromosomes together to make the number of chromosomes a somatic cell has.
Cells that do not produce gametes are called?
In humans, cells that do not produce gametes are collectively called somatic cells. Somatic cells do not include sperm and ova, the cells from which they are made, and undifferentiated stem cells.
Are Somatic cells nonreproductive cells?
Yes, somatic cells are non-reproductive cells.
Why do the 2 daughter cells in mitosis have to divide again in meiosis?
The usual somatic gene complement number = 2N. Upon genomic replication the gene complement number is 4N. Somatic Cell division 'reduces' the number 'back to' 2N. Gametic Cells, egg and sperm, need to "divide again" in meiosis to further reduce the gene complement number down to the required 1N [again, for gametic cells only].
A somatic cell having two of each type of chromosome has a chromosome number?
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Is somatic cells associated with meiosis?
no. somatic cells are all cells of the body that are not gametes. meiosis only involves the production of gametes. not somatic cells
How many pair of chromosomes do normal human cells contain?
Gametic [haploid] Cells are chromosome number n - which involves 23 individual chromosomes. Somatic [or diploid] Cells are chromosome number 2n - which involves 23 pairs of chromosomes. Mitotic Cells are 4n.
