The illustration shown is an ovum, a female sex cell. A mutation in this cell may be passed to the woman's offspring during

The answer is D - An ovum is a sex cell. If it contains a mutation, this mutation may be passed from parent to offspring. Only mutations on gametes may be passed from parent to child. This is because these cells use during sexual reproduction.

Meiosis bc that's when sex cells copy and are made so if this egg is the one to get fertilized then the mutation will occur in the offspring.