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Mutations can occur in the chromosomes of all types of cells. mutations that are passed on to offspring must occur in

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Sex cells i.e sperm and ovum

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Mutations that are passed on to daughter cells occur in the sex cells because it is the sex cells (either sperm or ovum) which rejoin and pass on their associated traits to the offspring. While non-sex cells, also known as somatic cells mutation is passed on to the cells that are formed during cell division either through mitosis or meiosis.

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