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-as of [21 SEPTEMBER 2024]–
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*TYPES* –>
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(from the greek σῶμα sôma, meaning “body”)
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*AKA* –>
“VEGETAL CELL”
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-a somatic cell is any ‘biological cell’ forming the body of an ‘organism’-
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(that is, in a ‘multi-cellular organism’, any cell other than a…)
‘gamete’
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‘germ cell’
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‘gametocyte’
(which is a type of ‘germ cell’)
(so why repeat it?)
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‘undifferentiated stem cell’
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(in contrast…)
*’gametes’ are cells that fuse during ‘sexual reproduction’*
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*’germ cells’ are cells that give rise to ‘gametes’*
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*’stem cells’ are cells that can divide through ‘mitosis’ and differentiate into diverse specialized ‘cell types’)
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(for example, in ‘mammals’, ‘somatic cells’ make up all the (‘internal organs’ / ‘skin’ / ‘bones’ / ‘blood’ / ‘connective tissue’), while ‘mammalian germ cells’ give rise to ‘spermatozoa’ + ‘ova’ which fuse during ‘fertilization’ to produce a cell called a ‘zygote’, which divides + differentiates into the cells of an ’embryo’)
(there are approximately 220 types of ‘somatic cells’ in the ‘human body’)
(theoretically, these cells are not ‘germ cells’ (the source of ‘gametes’))
(they never transmit to their descendants the mutations they have undergone)
(however, in ‘sponges’, non-differentiated ‘somatic cells’ form the ‘germ line’ and, in ‘cnidaria’, differentiated ‘somatic cells’ are the source of the ‘germline’)
(‘mitotic cell division’ is only seen in ‘diploid somatic cells’)
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(the word “somatic” is derived from the greek word sōma, meaning “body”)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥