Question

what is soma in biology?

Answer 1

Soma is the bulbous body of a neuron (nerve cell) from which one or more processes emanate (dendrites and/or axons) and which is the part of the neuron that contains the cell nucleus enclosing a conspicuous nucleolus. The soma (pl. somata or somas) is also known as a perikaryon (pl, perikary), a cyton, or simply as a neuron cell body. The word "soma" comes from the Greek σῶμα, meaning "body," while perikaryon comes from peri, meaning "around" and kary, meaning "nucleus.

Answer 2

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In biology,

Soma is a non - process portion of a neuron or the brain celltype containing the cell nucleus....