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Dictionary » S » Soma Somasoma (Science: anatomy) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, the body. Alternative names for the body of a human being; Leonardo studied the human body; he has a strong physique; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. ![]()
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altruism and evolution... organism, pluricellular algae for example, clusters of some cells have renounced at their pluripotent phenotype, and they established a sterile soma, whose ending scope is to protect the germinal lineage. What do you think about this reductionist approach?
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centrosomesAccording to its name, it refers to the center: Centrosoma = central (adj. centre) + soma (body) or Centriola = central (adj. centre) + -iol (something small) But I believe it does not exactly locate in the centre because nothing is perfect :)
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lysosomes... They are built in the Golgi apparatus. The name comes from the Greek words "lysis" which means dissolution or destruction and "soma" which means body. They are frequently nicknamed "suicide-bags" by cell biologists due to their role in autolysis. Lysosomes were ...
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The Fiber Disease... the sensory neuron, the pheromone molecules have to cross the hair wall through the pore tubules (Kaissling and Williams, 1990.... Source: http://soma.npa.uiuc.edu/courses/physl490b/models/pheromone_searching/pheromone_searching.html ---------------------------------------------------------- "Lepidoptera ...
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