You are presented with the quiz "A mutation in the gametes of a parent can cause a new trait to appear where?" 

But you don't know the answer, so you turn to your teacher to ask for hints. He says that "amutation in the sex cells of a parent can cause a new trait to appear in the parent 's offspring" and "sex cells, also called gametes, are the sperm in males and the ova in females". 

So, what's the best answer to the question?


 

 the offspring          