What are somatic cells?
Q: What are somatic cells?
A: Somatic cells are all the cells in the body of an organism, except for gametes and other cells involved in reproduction.
Q: Are somatic cells usually diploid or haploid?
A: Somatic cells are usually diploid, except where there is polyploidy.
Q: What is the difference between somatic cells and gametes in terms of chromosomes?
A: Somatic cells have double the number of chromosomes that gametes in the same organism have.
Q: How do somatic cells divide?
A: Somatic cells divide by mitosis and make identical copies of themselves.
Q: How are gametes made?
A: Gametes are made when germ cells divide by meiosis.
Q: How many chromosomes do somatic cells have in humans?
A: Somatic cells have 46 chromosomes in humans.
Q: Which cells are not considered somatic cells?
A: Gametes and other cells involved in reproduction are not considered somatic cells.
