Any biological cell forming the body of a multicellular organism other than a gamete, germ cell, gametocyte or undifferentiated stem cell

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The cells of the body : a history of somatic cell genetics / Henry Harris.

Experimental (somatic) gene therapy : ethical concerns and control / by M.A.M. de Wachter.

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Somatic cells

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The cells of the body : a history of somatic cell genetics / Henry Harris.

Experimental (somatic) gene therapy : ethical concerns and control / by M.A.M. de Wachter.