Why do mutations in somatic cells not get passed on to offspring?(1 point)

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Mutations in somatic cells affect both somatic cells and gametes, which cancels out the mutations involved in reproduction.
Mutations in somatic cells affect both somatic cells and gametes, which cancels out the mutations involved in reproduction.

Somatic cell mutations are always corrected by cellular mechanisms, which prevents them from being passed on during reproduction.
Somatic cell mutations are always corrected by cellular mechanisms, which prevents them from being passed on during reproduction.

Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.
Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.

Somatic cell mutations do not occur during meiosis, which is necessary for producing gametes.

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Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.

Somatic cells are the non-reproductive cells in an organism, and any mutations that occur in these cells do not affect the gametes (sperm and eggs) that are involved in reproduction. Only mutations in germ cells (those that give rise to gametes) can be passed on to offspring.