Question
A woman has smoked for her entire life. She has lung cancer. She has stopped smoking, but is concerned that she will pass on her cancer genes to her future children. Does the woman need to worry about passing on these genes?
(One woman has smoked all her life. You have lung cancer. She has quit smoking, but she worries about passing on her cancerous genes to her future children. Should the woman worry about passing on these genes?)
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Yes because the mutations that caused her cancer are germline
(Yes, because the mutations that caused the cancer are germline.)
b
Yes because the mutations that caused her cancer are somatic
(Yes, because the mutations that caused the cancer are somatic.)
c
No because the mutations that caused her cancer are somatic
(Not because the mutations that caused the cancer are somatic.)
d
No because the mutations that caused her cancer are germline
(Not because the mutations that caused your cancer are germline.)
(One woman has smoked all her life. You have lung cancer. She has quit smoking, but she worries about passing on her cancerous genes to her future children. Should the woman worry about passing on these genes?)
to
Yes because the mutations that caused her cancer are germline
(Yes, because the mutations that caused the cancer are germline.)
b
Yes because the mutations that caused her cancer are somatic
(Yes, because the mutations that caused the cancer are somatic.)
c
No because the mutations that caused her cancer are somatic
(Not because the mutations that caused the cancer are somatic.)
d
No because the mutations that caused her cancer are germline
(Not because the mutations that caused your cancer are germline.)
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
c. No because the mutations that caused her cancer are somatic.
Somatic mutations are acquired mutations that occur in non-reproductive cells and cannot be passed on to offspring. Since the lung cancer developed due to these mutations from her smoking, they are not part of her germline (the genetic material that can be passed to children). Therefore, she does not need to worry about passing on cancer genes related to her lung cancer.
c. No because the mutations that caused her cancer are somatic.
Somatic mutations are acquired mutations that occur in non-reproductive cells and cannot be passed on to offspring. Since the lung cancer developed due to these mutations from her smoking, they are not part of her germline (the genetic material that can be passed to children). Therefore, she does not need to worry about passing on cancer genes related to her lung cancer.