Infected bats develop lesions (sores) on their wings, which play important roles in water balance, circulation and heat regulation. These lesions on a bat’s wings or on its nose cause the bat to wake up during hibernation. Waking up early forces the bat to use up the energy it has stored as fat for its long sleep, exhausting the animal and eventually killing it. <span>In some infected caves, 90 percent to 100 percent of bats die. On average, the disease</span>
A somatic mutation cannot be passed down generations. The mutation has to be in the gamete (egg or sperm) to be inherited by the offspring. This can occur when the pre-gametic cells incur a mutation during development into a gamete.
