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hey_look_its_shiny t1_j0asdko wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Will my kids inherit the genetic mutations that I aquire during my lifetime? by RedditScoutBoy

All of the cells in your body are constantly being exposed to low levels of radiation which can cause mutations.

Sterility occurs at higher levels of radiation, when the reproductive cells suffer enough damage (or accrue enough mutations) to make them functionally inoperable.

There's a meaningful amount of room for non-sterility-causing mutations between those two extremes.

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