Explain whether a mutation in any cell of an organism can be passed on to offspring of the organism. Under what conditions is a
mutation passed on to the next generation?
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Mutations are only passed on to offspring when they occur in germ cell DNA, which are the cells that create sperm or ova. The other kind of cells, somatic cells, are the rest of the cells in the body, and mutations that occur in these cells do not get passed on to offspring.

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