Bioengineered changes to DNA can only be inherited by human offspring under which of the following conditions?
Group of answer choices
The bioengineered cell is a somatic cell
The bioengineering takes place in the third trimester of fetal development.
The bioengineering takes place in mitotic cells
The bioengineering occurred in gametes
The bioengineering takes place in germline cells
The bioengineering takes place in meiotic cells.
Any change that occurs in the germline cells can be passed on to the subsequent generations and be acquired by the offspring. This is because the nuclei of the parents fuse together at the time of fertilization and this DNA is then transmitted to the next generation. The gametes are the only cells in human body which divide meiotically. Hence, bioengineering occurring in DNA of gametes, germline cells and meiotic cells can be inherited by the offsoring. Options (D), (E) and (F) are correct.
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