Identify the mutation below that would be passed on to living offspring if it happened in a parent.(1 point) Responses a chromosomal deletion that affects the ability of blood to carry oxygen a chromosomal deletion that affects the ability of blood to carry oxygen a substitution error that takes place in a somatic cells that causes skin cancer a substitution error that takes place in a somatic cells that causes skin cancer an insertion mutation in a gamete that deactivates a gene for hair color an insertion mutation in a gamete that deactivates a gene for hair color a silent mutation in the genes of the pancreas cells that code for insulin

Answer 1

The mutation that would be passed on to living offspring if it happened in a parent is: an insertion mutation in a gamete that deactivates a gene for hair color.

Mutations in gametes (sperm or egg cells) can be inherited by offspring, while mutations that occur in somatic (body) cells, such as those causing skin cancer, will not be passed on to the next generation.