Variations that affect germ cells are termed as somatic variations.

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Varations that occur in the somatic cells are known as somatic variations. They are variation that are not passed on from one generation to another generation. Germinal variations are the variations that take place in the germ cells. These variations are inherited by the future generations.

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Q. Variations that affect germ cells are termed as somatic variations.

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Variations that affect germ cells are called Somatic variation.

Variations that affect germ cells are called somatic variation.

In what ways are somatic variations different from germinal variations?

since only germ cells are responsible for the variation in progeny, and when theformationof body depends on it then how can a person with black colored skin gives rise to a black colored offspring as the color is due to change in somatic cells?

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