Answer to Question #179887 in Genetics for sophia Homatopoulos

Question

High blood pressure can have a genetic component. One possible genetic component of high blood pressure is a mutation in a single gene. If this gene is to be transferred to the offspring, should it be in a somatic cell or gametic cell?

Answer 1

It should be gametic cell, because genes can be transferred to offspring if reproduction occurs which is provided by gametic cells