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Somatic vs Zygotic - What's the difference?

somatic | zygotic |

As adjectives the difference between somatic and zygotic

is that somatic is part of, or relating to the body of an organism while zygotic is (biology) of or pertaining to a zygote.

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

    zygotic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) Of or pertaining to a zygote.