Question

Which type of mutation can be transmitted from parents to their child? *

Cytoplasmic cell
Gametic cell
Somatic cell

Answer 1

Gametic cell

Explanation:

Mutations are only passed on to offspring when they occur in germ cell DNA, which are the cells that create sperm or ova. The other kind of cells, somatic cells, are the rest of the cells in the body, and mutations that occur in these cells do not get passed on to offspring.