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Nothing in somatic cells is inheritable unless it shows up in the gametes as well. As such, if a somatic cell experiences a mutation, it can only affect that cell and any cell it creates.

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Mutations are able to be inherited if they occur in your mother or father's sex cells. This is known as a germline mutation.

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