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Reporting Category 2: Mechanisms of Genetics
Quick questions on Gene mutations and their effects - Texas STAAR Biology Reporting Category 2
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Define a mutation and state its three possible effects. [2]
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Explain why a mutation in a sperm cell can be passed on but a mutation in a skin cell cannot. [2]
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