Term Name: somatic cell
Synonyms:
Definition: A cell of an organism that does not pass on its genetic material to the organism's offspring (i.e. a non-germ line cell).
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0002371]

Relationships
is a type of: native cell
has subtype: arcade cell barrier epithelial cell cardiocyte cell of skeletal muscle columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell conjunctival epithelial cell connective tissue cell duct epithelial cell ecto-epithelial cell embryonic blood vessel endothelial progenitor cell endo-epithelial cell epithelial cell of amnion epithelial cell of cervix epithelial cell of external acoustic meatus epithelial cell of gall bladder epithelial cell of lacrimal canaliculus epithelial cell of pancreas epithelial cell of urethra epithelial cell of viscerocranial mucosa extraembryonic cell fenestrated cell flatworm hypodermal cell follicular epithelial cell glandular epithelial cell hair follicle cell hematopoietic cell hepatocyte inflammatory cell ionocyte kidney cell larval midgut cell leading edge cell mammary gland epithelial cell melanoblast melanocyte mesenchymal cell meso-epithelial cell multi fate stem cell muscle cell muscle precursor cell myofibroblast cell neural cell peridermal cell salivary gland cell sensory epithelial cell somatic stem cell stratified epithelial cell syncytial epithelial cell transitional epithelial cell vertebrate lens cell vestibular dark cell
inverse disjoint_from: germ line cell