Question

If a mutation occurs in a gamete, it would influence

• A. only a single individual
• B. sterility in the progeny
• C. all successive generation of the parents
• D. only the particular sex of the progeny, whose gamete had undergone mutation

Answer 1

The correct option is A only a single individual

A mutation that occurs in body cells that are not passed along to subsequent generations is a somatic mutation. A mutation that occurs in a gamete or in a cell that gives rise to gametes is special because they impact the next generation and may not affect the adult at all. therefore it would only influence a single individual.

So, 'the correct option is - only a single individual'.