Question

Which best describes genetic mutations?
A. Some inherited genetic mutations can be good for the offspring.
B. Different genetic mutations cause few forms of cancer.
C. Somatic mutations can be inherited from parents or acquired during life.
D.Genetic mutations that cause diseases are always passed on to offspring.

Answer 1

Answer:

A genetic mutation is a random change in the DNA that is passed on further generations of cells and or organisms. Genetic mutations are accidental changes in the DNA in the germ cells or early in the formation of the embryo.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Some inherited genetic mutations can be good for the offspring.

What is mutation?

• "It is a change in the structure of a gene."
• Gene is a structural and functional unit of hereditary.
• It is caused due to addition, deletion or copying of single base pairs of DNA.
• The mutation that occurs in somatic cells (cell other than stem cells or s ex cells) are not transferred from parent to offspring.
• A mutation should occur in s ex cell, in order for it to pass down to the offspring. So, the mutation that cause disease if occurs in somatic cell will not be passed to the offspring.
• The mutation can sometime result in the production of new proteins that are beneficial in nature.
• Not all the genetic mutation can cause cancer.

Hence, the correct option is A. Some inherited genetic mutations can be good for the offspring.

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