glossary

Somatic cells

Image of a blue somatic cell under a magnifying glass. The somatic cell is being magnified from an arm.

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All the cells in a multicellular organism except for germ cells (eggs or sperm). Mutations or changes to the DNA in the soma will not be inherited by subsequent generations.

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