cell lineage
Britishnoun
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There is little variation in patterns of cell lineage between individuals, unlike in mammals where cell development from the embryo is dependent on cellular cues.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The extra X chromosome becomes a dark, misshapen mass that persists silently in each cell lineage.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2021
In fish, mice and humans, no two individuals’ cell lineage trees are likely to look exactly the same, and each probably changes throughout the individual’s lifetime, as tissues repair and regenerate themselves.
From Nature ● Jul. 4, 2017
How a larva develops into an adult animal at the cellular level was unknown until Sulston and Horvitz1 reported the cell lineage of post-embryonic development in C. elegans in 1977.
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
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