Inheritance of somatic mutations by animal offspring.

The article discusses the research on uni- and biparental reproduction in the coral "Acropora palmata" to understand the inheritance of somatic mutations. The results show that somatic mutations accumulated in adult coral animals entered the germline and were passed on to swimming larvae that grew into healthy juvenile corals. The study emphasizes that somatic mutations can increase allelic diversity and promote adaptation across habitats and generations in animals.