If a mutation occurs in a body cell and the mutation changes the phenotype of the individual what will happen to the offspring of the individual?

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Cornelius Patrick

Biology

13 November, 01:08

If a mutation occurs in a body cell and the mutation changes the phenotype of the individual what will happen to the offspring of the individual?

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Haylee Perkins · Answer 1

The offspring of the individual will not have a mutation as a result. This mutation would not be coded into the individual's genome, so it would not be inherited by offspring.