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Chapter 15.1, Problem 2CC
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To describe: Whether the child can able to transmit the trait of white hair streak to the future generation.

Introduction: Somatic cells are those cells which are prominently found in the body and are different from the germ or sex cells. The chances of mutation in somatic cells are commonly seen.

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