Which statements about mutations are true? check all that apply. mutations cannot be passed from generation to generation. mutations are rare. mutations are always harmful. germline mutations occur in body cells. most forms of cancer are caused by somatic mutations.

The statement that is false is the a), that mutations must be present in parents and then passed to offspring. mutations results from random errors in the replication of the dna and some mutations can be inherited but others no. so mutations are not necessarily present in parents.all the others are true.

B. to increase the amount of antibiotics in the body