11. What are the situations in
which the environment can
alter the genotype of an
individual? What is the
condition for this type of
change to be transmitted to
the offspring?

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The environment can only
genotypes when its action
alterations in the genetic
(mutations) of the individual, .e.,
deletion, addition or substitution
entire chromosomes or of
that form the DNA .

Mutations are only transmitted the
offspring when affecting germ cells
that produce or the gametes
themselves.