Somatic cell
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The word 'soma' comes from Greek word, meaning 'body'. Somatic cells form the body of a multicellular organism, but gametes (egg/sperm) are not produced by such cells. Meiosis takes place within a small number of reproductive cells/germ cells which give rise to gametes. Hence somatic cells are not involved in inheritance. ()
A somatic cell is any cell of the body except sperm and egg cells.
Also referred to as “somatic stem cells,” adult stem cells are known as undifferentiated or “blank” cells present in the body. In spite of its name, adult stem cells are present in both adults and the…
Germline and somatic cell mutations
What is a somatic cell? To allow the formation of new tissues (muscle cells, blood cells, and many others) specific cells are needed to initiate this process. These cells are called somatic cells, and contrarily to what many people think, they aren’t related or involved in sexual reproduction. Although they are present in a different
The Fischer Lab studies marrow stromal cells. Bone marrow stromal cells are one of several adult stem cells, and their unique characteristics make them promising candidates for clinical applications.
The outstanding characteristic of plant cells is recognized as their totipotency that can generate the adult organisms without fertilization. We summarize the basic understanding of how the somatic c...
Scientists have used somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) via the process of therapeutic human cloning to generate normal human embryonic stem cells (hESC).
