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Comparison between inheritance of genetic and epigenetic mutations in an organism without germline. On the left, a genetic mutation occurs and is transmitted to all offspring that are produced by the mutated cell. On the right, an epimutation occurs. It is transmitted only to the offspring of the mutated cell and is lost in the differentiation process. In the offspring, however, both mutated and non-mutated cells exist.
