Identify the mutation below that would be passed on to a living, fertile offspring if it happened in a parent.(1 point) Responses an insertion mutation in an egg cell that deactivates a gene for hair color. an insertion mutation in an egg cell that deactivates a gene for hair color. a silent mutation in the genes of the pancreas cells coding for insulin a silent mutation in the genes of the pancreas cells coding for insulin a chromosomal deletion that affects a blood cell, deactivating a crucial gene involved in development a chromosomal deletion that affects a blood cell, deactivating a crucial gene involved in development DNA substitution errors that take place in somatic, or body, cells resulting in skin cancer.
None of the mutations described in the options would be passed on to a living, fertile offspring if it happened in a parent. Mutations occurring in somatic cells, such as the DNA substitution errors resulting in skin cancer, do not affect the germline cells and therefore cannot be passed on to future generations.
