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cell lineage

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noun

  1. biology the developmental history of a tissue or part of an organism from particular cells in the fertilized egg or embryo through to their fully differentiated state

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The extra X chromosome becomes a dark, misshapen mass that persists silently in each cell lineage.

From Scientific American Sep. 15, 2021

Human haematopoietic stem cell lineage commitment is a continuous process.

From Nature Jan. 23, 2018

Deviations from this pattern, such as the formation of a neuronal precursor cell in part of the V5 cell lineage, hinted that each subprogram was also controlled by a specific genetic module.

From Nature Mar. 28, 2017

A multipotent stem cell has the potential to differentiate into different types of cells within a given cell lineage or small number of lineages, such as a red blood cell or white blood cell.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Acute myelogenous leukemia impairs the production of erythrocytes and other mature formed elements of the myeloid stem cell lineage.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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