FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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Otherwise known as the “somatic” cell.
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plant cell
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bacterial cell
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body cell
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all of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Somatic cells are the cells in the body other than sperm and egg cells (which are called germ cells). In humans, somatic cells are diploid, meaning they contain two sets of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word “somatic” is derived from the Greek word soma, meaning “body”. Hence, all body cells of an organism – apart from the sperm and egg cells, the cells from which they arise (gametocytes) and undifferentiated stem cells – are somatic cells.
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