Question

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Somatic variations form the basis of evolution.

Answer 1

This statement is false.

Explanation:

Somatic variations are changes acquired during an organism’s lifetime that affect only the body (soma) and are not inherited by offspring. Evolution depends on heritable variations, which arise from changes in germ cells (blastogenic or genetic variations), as only these can be passed to the next generation and contribute to evolutionary processes.