How does an acquired mutation in a somatic cell gene leading to cancer development affect a person's ability to pass on a predisposition for that cancer typeto hisorher children?

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Somatic mutations occur after conception in somatic tissues rather than germline tissues. Because only germline tissues are passed to one's children, mutations in somatic cells only affect the individual who developed them and are not passed on to the next human generation.

How Does an Acquired Mutation in a Somatic Cell Gene