Question

exposure to the building material asbestos has been linked to certain types of cancers. asbestos causes mutations in the p53 gene, which controls tumor suppression. which statement best explains why people with cancer due to asbestos exposure do not pass the mutation on to their offspring? f the mutation occurred in gametic cells. g the mutation occurred in somatic cells. h the mutation is recessive. j the mutation is sex - linked.

Explanation:

Mutations in somatic cells are not passed on to offspring as they occur in non - reproductive cells. Gametic cell mutations can be passed on. Since the mutation due to asbestos exposure in the p53 gene in people with cancer doesn't pass to offspring, it likely occurred in somatic cells.

Answer:

G. The mutation occurred in somatic cells.