Why do mutations in somatic cells not get passed on to offspring?(1 point)

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Mutations in somatic cells affect both somatic cells and gametes, which cancels out the mutations involved in reproduction.
Mutations in somatic cells affect both somatic cells and gametes, which cancels out the mutations involved in reproduction.

Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.
Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.

Somatic cell mutations do not occur during meiosis, which is necessary for producing gametes.
Somatic cell mutations do not occur during meiosis, which is necessary for producing gametes.

Somatic cell mutations are always corrected by cellular mechanisms, which prevents them from being passed on during reproduction.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.

Somatic cell mutations occur in non-reproductive cells and do not affect the genetic material that is passed on during reproduction, which is contained in the gametes (sperm and egg).