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Which type of cell must contain a mutation in order for the mutation to be passed from a woman to her offspring?
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Blood cell
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What type of cell must contain a mutation in order for the mutation to be passed from a women to her offspring?
a) blood cell
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.
What kind of cell has to have a mutation in order to be passed on to offspring?
The changes only are passed down when they are in the gametes... So the answer is sex cell
What cells need to have mutation in order to pass it on to offspring?
The gametes (sex cells): sperm and egg.
How does a mutation in a gene affect the order of DNA based?
A mutation in a gene can happen by addition, deletion or substitution of base pairs. This means that the order of the bases will change- a new base may be added, a base may be lost, or one base may be substituted for another. The result of these mutations is that it causes the DNA to code for a different protein. If a mutation occurs in a sex cell, the mutation can be passed on to an offspring and affect the offspring's phenotype.
What type of cell must contain a mutation in order for the mutation to be passed from a women to her offspring?
a) blood cell
What kind of cell has to have mutation in order to be passed on to offspring?
The mutation must be present in the Reproductive cell, Ovum/Egg in females (present in the Ovary) and Sperm in males.
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.
What kind of cell has to have a mutation in order to be passed on to offspring?
The changes only are passed down when they are in the gametes... So the answer is sex cell
Does a mutation in a gene affect the order of DNA bases?
A mutation in a gene can happen by addition, deletion or substitution of base pairs. This means that the order of the bases will change- a new base may be added, a base may be lost, or one base may be substituted for another. The result of these mutations is that it causes the DNA to code for a different protein. If a mutation occurs in a sex cell, the mutation can be passed on to an offspring and affect the offspring's phenotype.
How does mutation in a gene affect order in DNA bases?
A mutation in a gene can happen by addition, deletion or substitution of base pairs. This means that the order of the bases will change- a new base may be added, a base may be lost, or one base may be substituted for another. The result of these mutations is that it causes the DNA to code for a different protein. If a mutation occurs in a sex cell, the mutation can be passed on to an offspring and affect the offspring's phenotype.
What cells need to have mutation in order to pass it on to offspring?
The gametes (sex cells): sperm and egg.
What is the process in which characteristics for survival are passed to offspring in order to ensure survival?
Community
How is cockayne syndrome passed down from parent to offspring?
CS is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. In order for a child to be affected by CS, he or she must inherit a mutation (-) in the same CS gene from both parents. The parents and other "carriers" of a single CS gene mutation remain healthy. Once a couple are known to carriers, they have a 1 in 4 (25%) chance of having another child with CS. http://www.cockaynesyndrome.net/main/AboutCS.aspx
What is an mutation?
An Inversion mutation is a mutation that causes a reversal in the order of a segment of a chromosome within the chromosome, or a gene.
What changes in the number type or order of DNA bases?
Asexual reproduction
How does a mutation in a gene affect the order of DNA based?
A mutation in a gene can happen by addition, deletion or substitution of base pairs. This means that the order of the bases will change- a new base may be added, a base may be lost, or one base may be substituted for another. The result of these mutations is that it causes the DNA to code for a different protein. If a mutation occurs in a sex cell, the mutation can be passed on to an offspring and affect the offspring's phenotype.
