somatic cell

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any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes

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somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells Source: Internet

Also, the pattern of cell division that transforms eukaryotic stem cells into gametes ( sperm cells in males or ova – egg cells – in females) is different from that of the somatic cell division in the cells of the body. Source: Internet

After the donor somatic cell genetic material is transferred into the host oocyte with a micropipette, the somatic cell genetic material is fused with the egg using an electric current. Source: Internet

The Department of Agriculture's Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) will implement cloning through somatic cell nuclear transfer as a tool for genetic improvement in water buffalo. Source: Internet

The biochemistry involved in reprogramming the differentiated somatic cell nucleus and activating the recipient egg was also far from being well-understood. Source: Internet

With the cloning of a sheep known as Dolly in 1996 by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the idea of human cloning became a hot debate topic. citation Many nations outlawed it, while a few scientists promised to make a clone within the next few years. Source: Internet

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