AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Somatic cells are any cell of the human body except the egg and sperm cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Somatic cells are the cells in the body other than sperm and egg cells (which are called germ cells).

Detailed explanation-3: -Somatic cells make up the connective tissue, skin, blood, bones and internal organs. Examples are muscle cells, blood cells, skin cells and nerve cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sperm are distinct from their somatic cell counterparts: they are terminally differentiated haploid cells, devoid of most of the cytoplasm, whose specialized function is to achieve fertilization, and whose chromatin is transcriptionally silent.

Detailed explanation-5: -In plants and animals, there are two major categories of cells: somatic cells and reproductive cells, known as germ cells or gametes. In humans and other animals, they are the egg and sperm cells. All other cells in the body are somatic cells.