Submitted by RedditScoutBoy t3_zm4pz1 in askscience
mutandis57 t1_j0as6oa wrote
Reply to comment by Kailaylia in Will my kids inherit the genetic mutations that I aquire during my lifetime? by RedditScoutBoy
The egg cells will have already acquired copying errors when they were created inside the fetus still in the womb. They will accumulate additional DNA errors from random chemical/radiation damage during their dormant lifetime. It is nearly impossible for human offspring to contain no mutations on top of the parents.
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