Compare and contrast the difference between somatic and germ

Compare and contrast the difference between somatic and germ cells

1. somatic cell (SC) are the body cells or the non sex cells whereas Germ Cell (GC ) are the sex cells

2. SC generates new cells and replace the old and damaged cells, muscle whereas GC are responsible for the reproduction and propagation of species

3. SC are produced by the process of mitosis whereas GC are produced by the process of meiosis

4.SC contains the diploid (2n ) number of chromosomes whereas GC comprises of the haploid (n) no of chromosomes

5.SC are identical with their parent whereas GC are non identical with their parent

6. SC come from the bone, blood , connective tissues etc whereas the GC comes from the embryos gut

7.SC comprise of two copies of each chromosomes one from father and one from mother whereas GC comprises of either one of them

8.SC never unite with each other whereas GC unite with each other to form a zygote

9.SC e.g.: muscle cell, stomach cell, blood cell , nerve cell and GC e.g. egg cell, sperm cell