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question 2 which of the following genetic changes would be passed from …

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question 2
which of the following genetic changes would be passed from parent to child?
a translocation in a nonhomologous pair of chromosomes in a liver cell
the addition of a chromosome in an egg cell
a mutation in a skin cell caused by uv light
a duplication of chromosome 21 during mitosis in a pancreas cell

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Genetic changes in germ - cells (sperm and egg cells) can be passed from parent to child. Somatic cell (like liver, skin, pancreas cell) genetic changes are not passed on. The addition of a chromosome in an egg cell is a genetic change in a germ - cell.

Answer:

the addition of a chromosome in an egg cell