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[somatic cell]
A general term pertaining to all cell types in regular body tissues that are not directly engaged in reproduction, i.e., to all cell types that are not gametes (germs cells or male sperm cells (spermatozoa) or female egg cells). Frequently, the term body cells is used synonymously. All somatic cell types of the human body arise from one of the four pluripotent germ layers, the ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm, and neural crest.
For procedures to convert somatic cells back to undifferentiated cells with stem cell characteristics see:
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