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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.
Somatic cell mutations are always corrected by cellular mechanisms, which prevents them from being passed on during reproduction.
Somatic cell mutations are always corrected by cellular mechanisms, which prevents them from being passed on during 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.
Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.
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Mutations in somatic cells are not transmitted to gametes, which are necessary for reproduction.
Somatic cells are any cells in the body that are not gametes (sperm and eggs), and mutations that occur in these cells do not affect the genetic material that is passed on to the offspring. Only mutations in germline cells (gametes) can be inherited.
