Submitted by RedditScoutBoy t3_zm4pz1 in askscience
aecarol1 t1_j0bv18q wrote
Reply to comment by scrangos in Will my kids inherit the genetic mutations that I aquire during my lifetime? by RedditScoutBoy
Any cell that can divide can become cancer. I don't think it's possible for sperm to become cancerous because they simply don't have all the machinery to divide, but egg cells certainly can divide (not normally) and can initiate a cancer.
The germ cells, which divide to produce eggs and sperm, can also develop cancer.
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