Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Explain.
Somatic cells leave no progeny and thus, in an evolutionary sense, exist only to help create, sustain, and propagate the germ cells.

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Only germ cells contribute genetic material to the next generation of organisms, and thus only germ cells leave an evolutionary legacy in the gene pool of the species.The only contribution of somatic cells to subsequent generations arises through the assistance they provide to dissemination of the genetic material in the germ cells.In accordance with this, mutations that arise in somatic cells are not passed along to offspring.

Is the Following Statement TRUE or FALSE? Explain