Question

How are somatic cells different from gametes? (1 point)

O Somatic cells contain half the number of chromosomes.
O Somatic cells are sex cells.
O Somatic cells do not go through cell division.
O Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation.

Answer 1

Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation

Step-by-step explanation:

Just completed the quick check and the correct answers are:

1. Sex cells

2. Can compare similarities found in reference sequences to determine any potential relations

3. Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation

4. They are both forms of cell division.

5. They both can pass on genetic variations that can be inherited.

Answer 2

Option D.) “Somatic cell mutations are not passed to the next generation” is correct.

Somatic cells, also known as body cells, undergo a mitotic process of cell division in which only one division takes place. Unlike somatic cells, gametes (otherwise known as sex cells) go through cell division twice in a process known as meiosis. Somatic cells differ from gametes because essentially, somatic cells undergo mitosis which doesn’t pass the mutations down to the next generation.