Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13.1, Problem 2CC
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If a boy having somatic cell mutation for white hair can transfer the trait to the offspring or not.
Introduction:
The genetic material is all the living organism is the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The DNA sequences are unique to the organisms. The changes in the DNA sequence of an organism is referred to as a mutation. The mutations can occur in somatic as well as germ cells.
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