Which claim accurately describes how inheritable genetic variations can arise from environmental factors?(1 point)

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Only mutations in somatic cells can be inherited.
Only mutations in somatic cells can be inherited.

All environmental mutations are harmful and cannot be inherited.
All environmental mutations are harmful and cannot be inherited.

Environmental factors change physical traits, not genetics.
Environmental factors change physical traits, not genetics.

Mutations from environmental factors, like radiation, can be inherited if they occur in germ cells.

Answer 1

The claim that accurately describes how inheritable genetic variations can arise from environmental factors is:

Mutations from environmental factors, like radiation, can be inherited if they occur in germ cells.

This is because mutations that occur in germ cells (sperm and egg) can be passed on to offspring, whereas mutations in somatic cells are not inherited.