| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,765,312,624 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
somatic cell |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
somatic cell [sō′mad·ik ′sel] (biology) Any cell of the body of an organism except the germ cells. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| After declining for three consecutive years, somatic cell counts (SCC) ticked up 1,000 cells/ml in 2005. The only way in which a perfect match can be obtained by cloning is by using a somatic cell nucleus from a woman and transferring its nucleus into an oocyte from that same woman. Then they took a somatic cell (any cell in the body that is not a reproductive cell--sperm or egg) from a woman and inserted it into the enucleated (nucleus-free) egg (see diagram, p. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|