soma
noun[C]
specializeduk/ˈsəʊ.mə/us/ˈsoʊ.mə/pluralsomatauk/ˈsəʊ.mə.tə/us/ˈsoʊ.mə.t̬ə/somasbiology
thewholeof anorganismexceptitsreproductivecells(= thoseconnectedwith theprocessofproducingnewlife):
体组织Asharpdistinctionbetween soma andgermlinemakes itpossibletopreventacquiredcharactersfrom beingtransmitted.体组织和生殖组织之间有清晰的界限，这样才可能防止后天获得的特性被传递给下一代。
anatomy
thecentralpartof anervecellthatcontainsthenucleus(= thepartof acellthatcontrolsitsgrowth):
（神经细胞的）胞体Thesenervecellshave threemainstructuralparts– axon, dendrites and soma.神经细胞在结构上主要有三部分：轴突、树突和胞体。
See also
axon
dendrite
- Theyfindthat PIWIgenesand piRNAs areexpressedin both the germline and soma.
- Researchers havedemonstratedthat it ispossibletocrossthegermline– somabarrier.
- The axonconductstheseimpulsesaway from the soma or dendrites toward otherneurons.
- Organellesseenin the somata ofneuronsare alsoseenin astrocytes.
Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anti-Darwinian
- anti-Darwinism
- biodiversity
- botany
- Darwinism
- entomological
- entomologist
- eukaryote
- fight-or-flight
- morphology
- poisonous
- pseudopod
- recolonization
- recolonize
- regeneration
- regenerative
- zoology
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Substances & structures in the body
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