Chapter 12, DNA - Assessment - 13.3 Mutations - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 387: 24

A chromosomal mutation that occurs during meiosis, the process by which gametes are produced, can result in the mutation being passed down to an organism's offspring. A chromosomal mutation that occurs in a body cell of an organism and that is not involved in reproduction may be passed on to that cell's daughter cells, but not necessarily to the offspring of that organism.

A chromosomal mutation that occurs during meiosis, the process by which gametes are produced, can result in the mutation being passed down to an organism's offspring. A chromosomal mutation that occurs in a body cell of an organism and that is not involved in reproduction may be passed on to that cell's daughter cells, but not necessarily to the offspring of that organism.