exposure to the building material asbestos has been linked to certain types of cancers. Asbestos causes mutations in the p53 gene, which controls tumor suppression.
which statement best explains why people with cancer due to asbestos exposure do not pass the mutation on to their offspring?
the mutation occurred in gametic cells.
the mutation occurred in somatic cells.
the mutation is recessive.
The correct statement that explains why people with cancer due to asbestos exposure do not pass the mutation on to their offspring is:
The mutation occurred in somatic cells.