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Somatic vs Autosomal - What's the difference?

somatic | autosomal |

As adjectives the difference between somatic and autosomal

is that somatic is part of, or relating to the body of an organism while autosomal is of or pertaining to autosomes.

somatic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.
  • Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.
    • the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo

    Related terms

    * psychosomatic * chromosome * somatology * somatoplasm

    autosomal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to autosomes.

    • Derived terms

    * autosomal dominant * autosomal gene * autosomal recessive