Submitted by RedditScoutBoy t3_zm4pz1 in askscience
Plantpong t1_j0arhmi wrote
Reply to comment by Goddamtoad in Will my kids inherit the genetic mutations that I aquire during my lifetime? by RedditScoutBoy
Living, non-dividing cells (such as oocytes) can still gather damage to their DNA through a variety of ways (mutagenic substances, radiation, etc.). Misrepair of DNA damage by the cells' own repair mechanisms can form mutations which can be inherited, if the mutations don't make the oocyte non-viable of course.
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