The Difference Between Germline and Somatic Cells | Central Principles of Molecular Biology

Your body is made of two cell types, germ cells and somatic cells. Germ cells, are the reproductive cells of our bodies, sperm for males and eggs for females. The genetic information within the germ cells, is transferred to the offspring with 50% of the information provided by the father, and 50% by the mother. The child will then have its own germ cells that it will pass on to create new offspring.

Somatic cells make up the rest of our bodies. Cells that develop into your hair, eyes, brain, and lungs are all somatic cells.

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