Question

3. Researchers discovered four mutations in various cells in a patient's body. Which mutation can be passed on to the patient's children?

a mutation in an egg cell
a mutation in a blood cell
a mutation in a skin cell
a mutation in a nerve cell

Answer 1

A mutation in an egg cell.

Only mutations in germ cells (eggs or sperm) can be transmitted to offspring; mutations in somatic cells (blood, skin, nerve) are not inherited.