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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "somatic stem cell maintenance" (GO:0035019)
Term Name somatic stem cell maintenance
Term Accession GO:0035019
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (0) None.
Definition The process in which an organism retains a population of somatic stem cells, undifferentiated cells in the embryo or adult which can undergo unlimited division and give rise to cell types of the body other than those of the germ-line.
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