Question

A genetic mutation occurs in a rabbit's muscle cell. This genetic mutation will be passed on to
A.
the existing cells in the rabbit's body.
B.
the cells of the rabbit's offspring.
C.
cells that are produced when the mutant cell divides.
D.
the cells that are next to the mutant muscle cell.

Answer 1

C. The cells produced when the mutant cell divides.

Explanation: a mutation in a somatic (muscle) cell is passed to that cell's daughter cells during mitosis, but it is not inherited by the rabbit's offspring (which requires a germ-line mutation) nor automatically transferred to other existing or neighboring cells.