THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Question
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Which type of mutations can be inherited?
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somatic cell mutations
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gamete cell mutations
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base substitution mutations
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frameshift mutations
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Germline mutations are changes to your DNA that you inherit from the egg and sperm cells during conception.
Detailed explanation-2: -Germline mutations occur in gametes, the sex cells, such as eggs and sperm. These mutations are especially significant because they can be transmitted to offspring and every cell in the offspring will have the mutations. Somatic mutations occur in other cells of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Any mutation in a cell destined to become a gamete, and therefore potentially hereditary. Compare with somatic mutation.
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