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How are somatic cells different from gametes?(1 point)
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Somatic cells are sex cells.
Somatic cells are sex cells.

Somatic cells contain half the number of chromosomes.
Somatic cells contain half the number of chromosomes.

Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation.
Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation.

Somatic cells do not go through cell division.
Somatic cells do not go through cell division.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation.

Somatic cells are any cells in the body that are not gametes (sex cells), and mutations in somatic cells do not get passed on to offspring. In contrast, gametes contain half the number of chromosomes and are responsible for reproduction. Somatic cells can undergo cell division, but this does not relate to the distinction between somatic cells and gametes.