Question

Identify the mutation below that would be passed on to a living, fertile offspring if it happened in a parent.(1 point) Responses a chromosomal deletion that affects a blood cell, deactivating a crucial gene involved in development a chromosomal deletion that affects a blood cell, deactivating a crucial gene involved in development a silent mutation in the genes of the pancreas cells coding for insulin a silent mutation in the genes of the pancreas cells coding for insulin an insertion mutation in an egg cell that deactivates a gene for hair color an insertion mutation in an egg cell that deactivates a gene for hair color DNA substitution errors that take place in somatic, or body, cells resulting in skin cancer

Answer 1

The silent mutation in the genes of the pancreas cells coding for insulin would be passed on to a living, fertile offspring if it happened in a parent.