Somatic cells are not: a) the cellular components of tissue. b) basically all the cells in the body except those involved in reproduction. c) one type of eukaryotic cell. d) also known as gametes. c) those that make up tissues, e. g. muscles and the brain.

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2 May, 13:14

Somatic cells are not: a) the cellular components of tissue. b) basically all the cells in the body except those involved in reproduction. c) one type of eukaryotic cell. d) also known as gametes. c) those that make up tissues, e. g. muscles and the brain.

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Tristan Norman · Answer 1

d) also known as gametes.

Explanation:

Somatic cells are any cells responsible for the formation of tissues and organs in multicellular organisms. This classification encompasses all diploid cells in the human body (including non-tissue forming cells such as immune cells) that replicate only by mitosis and are therefore not directly involved in reproduction.

Somatic cells are the diploid cells (2n), meaning it carries all the genetic material of the individual. They are divided only by mitosis. Gametes are the reproductive cells, haploids (n) that carry half the number of chromosomes of the individual. If formed by meiosis.