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Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305112100
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To define: Somatic cell and germ cell.

Introduction: Cells are the fundamental units of life. The cell consists of different organelles which have different shapes and sizes, and perform specialized functions. There are two types of cell present in animals, namely somatic cell and germ cell.

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Somatic cells are any cell of the body except the germ cells. These cells are diploid cells that they contain a diploid number of chromosomes and are produced by mitosis. Germ cells are any biological cell that produces gametes of an organism. They are produced by meiosis. They contain half the number of chromosomes present in the somatic cells.

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