Question

genetic mutations that cannot be passed from parents to their offspring are called:
somatic mutations.
dna rearrangement mutations.
point mutations.
germ-line mutations.
frameshift mutations.

Explanation:

Somatic mutations occur in non - reproductive cells (somatic cells). Since they are not in the germline (reproductive cells like sperm and egg), they cannot be passed from parents to offspring. DNA rearrangement mutations, point mutations (a single nucleotide change), germ - line mutations (in reproductive cells and can be inherited), and frameshift mutations (due to insertion or deletion of nucleotides) are not the correct terms for mutations that cannot be inherited. Germ - line mutations are actually the ones that can be passed on. Somatic mutations affect only the individual organism in which they occur and not their offspring.

Answer:

somatic mutations.