thể hệ

Thể hệ là toàn bộ cơ thể của một sinh vật.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Soma: In biology, the entire body of an organism excluding the reproductive cells (germ cells). It refers to the physical, structural parts that are not passed on to offspring.
   • Generation: A group of individuals, often within a family or population, born and living at about the same time. This meaning is less common for this specific term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các tế bào thể hệ không truyền lại đặc điểm cho thế hệ sau. (Somatic cells do not pass on traits to the next generation.)
  • Ông bà, cha mẹ và con cái tạo thành ba thể hệ. (Grandparents, parents, and children form three generations.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tế bào thể hệ": Somatic cell.
  • Đột biến trong tế bào thể hệ không di truyền. (Mutations in somatic cells are not inherited.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thế hệ (n): Generation. This is the more common and general term for "generation."
  • Thế hệ trẻ ngày nay rất năng động. (The young generation today is very dynamic.)

Synonyms

• Soma: The bodily cells of an organism.
• Generation: A stage in a familial or historical lineage.

Notes on Usage

• The primary, technical meaning of "thể hệ" is biological, relating to the somatic body. In everyday language, "thế hệ" is almost always used to mean "generation." Using "thể hệ" to mean "generation" can sound formal or slightly archaic.