Why don't somatic mutations lead to genetic variation in a population?
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Why don't somatic mutations lead to genetic variation in a population?
Mutations:
Mutations are changes in the DNA base order of a cell. They may change the way in which the proteins produced by the cell behave and this may be helpful or harmful to the cell and the organism in which the cell is found.
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View this answerSomatic mutations do not lead to genetic variation in a population because they do not get passed on to the next generation. Somatic mutations are...
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Chapter 15 / Lesson 5Learn about germline vs. somatic mutations. Identify examples of somatic vs. germ cell mutations, and discover the significance of the difference.
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