somatic cell
one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
any cell other than a germ cell.
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How to use somatic cell in a sentence
Radiation can cause damage to somatic cells as well as germline cells, and in space there’s more potential for harm from solar particle events, where the sun sends out high-charge, high-energy particles.
These Mice Were Born From Sperm That Spent Almost 6 Years in Space | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | June 16, 2021 | Singularity HubEach somatic cell of the hybrid—at least in the comb region—has only half the full determiner for median comb.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict DavenportFigure 207 is the equatorial plate from a female somatic cell of a young egg-follicle.
Studies in Spermatogenesis (Part 1 of 2) | Nettie Maria StevensEquatorial plate from a somatic cell of a male larva, 23 chromosomes.
Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria Stevens
British Dictionary definitions for somatic cell
any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells: Compare germ cell
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