A man is exposed to a hich amount of uitraviolet loht. The light causes DNA in the ools of his eyes to sutter many mutations. His doctor claims that the mutations wil not be passed to any future offspring Which statement BEST descnbes the doctor's claimi

Question

© A. The claim is incorrect because point mutations oocur in the sex cels and are hentatie
© 8. The ciaim is incorrect because germ-line mulations occur in the sex calis and are hertabie
C. The claim is correct because somato mutations occur outside ci the sex cels and are not hertabie I © D. The claim is correct because
DNA expression mutations occur outside of the sex cels and are not hertabie

Answer 1

The best answer to describe the doctor's claim is:

C. The claim is correct because somatic mutations occur outside of the sex cells and are not heritable.

Somatic mutations are changes to the DNA that occur in non-reproductive cells (somatic cells) and will not be passed down to future generations, as they do not affect the germ cells (sperm and eggs).