Mutations That Occur in Somatic Cells Are

question 31

Multiple Choice

Mutations that occur in somatic cells are:

• A)responsible for the appearance of human diseases such as sickle-cell anemia.
• B)never harmful.
• C)passed on to successive generations when they are incorporated into gametes.
• D)not passed on to future generations.
• E)always harmful.

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