156k views
6 votes
4. Would a mutation in a red blood cell be passed on to offspring? Explain your answer

User Morfidon
by
5.5k points

2 Answers

14 votes

Mutations occuring in somatic cells can not be carried from one generation to another. Mutations within red blood cells are unable to take place because the red blood cells themselves don’t contain a nucleus.

User Iaomw
by
5.7k points
3 votes

Answer:

The mutation that takes place in the somatic cells are not carried from one generation to another generation. The mutation in the red blood cells cannot takes place because the red blood cells does not have nucleus in them.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Pulkit Bansal
by
5.6k points