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Title: In what types of cells must a mutation be found for the mutation to be passed on to offspring? Mutat
Post by: mspage1407 on Jun 4, 2018
In what types of cells must a mutation be found for the mutation to be passed on to offspring? Mutations in what types of cells are not inherited by offspring?


Title: Re: In what types of cells must a mutation be found for the mutation to be passed on to offspring? ...
Post by: bio_man on Jun 4, 2018
In what types of cells must a mutation be found for the mutation to be passed on to offspring?

Sex cells. The gametes need to be mutated before fertilization. Or more generally, germ cells produce gametes and are the only cells that can undergo meiosis as well as mitosis.

Mutations in somatic cells are not passed on