somatic tissues

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• somatic mutation — Mutation that occurs in the somatic tissues of an organism, and that will not, therefore, be heritable, since it is not present in the germ cells. Some neoplasia is due to somatic mutation; a more conspicuous example is the reversion of some… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• somatic nerves — the motor and sensory nerves that supply skeletal muscle and somatic tissues …   Medical dictionary

• Somatic evolution in cancer — Somatic evolution is the accumulation of mutations in the cells of a body (the soma) during a lifetime, and the effects of those mutations on the fitness of those cells. Somatic evolution is important in the process of aging as well as the… …   Wikipedia

• somatic cell — n any of the cells of the body that compose the tissues, organs, and parts of that individual other than the germ cells …   Medical dictionary

• somatic cell — n. any of the cells of an organism that become differentiated into the tissues, organs, etc. of the body: opposed to GERM CELL …   English World dictionary

• somatic cell — noun Date: 1888 one of the cells of the body that compose the tissues, organs, and parts of that individual other than the germ cells …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• somatic cell — Cell Biol. 1. one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc. 2. any cell other than a germ cell. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

• somatic cell — somat′ic cell′ n. 1) cbl one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc 2) cbl any cell of the body that is not a sexually reproductive cell (opposed to germ cell ) •… …   From formal English to slang

• somatic cell — /soʊˌmætɪk ˈsɛl/ (say soh.matik sel) noun one of the cells which take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc. (as contrasted to gametes) …  

• General somatic efferent fibers — Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. 1. Somatic efferent. 2. Somatic afferent. 3,4,5. Sympathetic efferent. 6,7. Sympathetic afferent. Gray s …   Wikipedia

• nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …   Universalium