HEREDITY
MUTATIONS
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your offspring to inherit the mutation.
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all cells that replicate from that cell to contain the mutation.
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the DNA from that cell will disassemble and reorganize.
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the mutation will slowly fade and correct itself.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The change to a person’s DNA during a somatic mutation happens after fertilization in any cell of their body that isn’t a sperm or egg cell (germ cells). Cells continuously copy and replace themselves in humans. If a mutation occurs, all cells that form from that affected cell will have that mutation in its DNA.
Detailed explanation-2: -An alteration in DNA that occurs after conception. Somatic mutations can occur in any of the cells of the body except the germ cells (sperm and egg) and therefore are not passed on to children. These alterations can (but do not always) cause cancer or other diseases.
Detailed explanation-3: -DNA mutations in somatic cells can affect an individual, but they cannot be passed on to their offspring.
Detailed explanation-4: -In multicellular animals, there is a partitioning early in development into somatic cells, which form the body cells, and germline cells, which form the gametes for the next generation. Mutations may be passed on to somatic cells via mitosis and to gametes via meiosis.
Detailed explanation-5: -When Replication Errors Become Mutations. Incorrectly paired nucleotides that still remain following mismatch repair become permanent mutations after the next cell division. This is because once such mistakes are established, the cell no longer recognizes them as errors.