体细胞 (tī) — somatic cell; body cell

Definition

Examples

• 体细胞是生物体的基本组成部分。
  tī Shì shēng wù tǐ de jī běn zǔ chéng bù fen.
  Somatic cells are the basic building blocks of an organism.
• 与生殖细胞不同，体细胞不能直接参与繁殖。
  Yǔ shēng zhí xì bāo bù tóng, tī bù néng zhí jiē cān yù fán zhí.
  Unlike germ cells, somatic cells cannot directly participate in reproduction.
• 科学家正在研究体细胞的再生能力。
  Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū tī de zài shēng néng lì.
  Scientists are studying the regenerative capacity of somatic cells.