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

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Responses

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

Somatic cells are sex cells.
Somatic cells are sex cells.

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

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

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation.

Somatic cells are the body cells that make up most of an organism's tissues and organs, and they contain the full number of chromosomes for that organism. In contrast, gametes (sperm and egg cells) are sex cells that contain half the number of chromosomes (haploid) and are involved in reproduction. Additionally, mutations in somatic cells are not inherited by offspring, while mutations in gametes can be passed on to the next generation.