germ line
noun
the lineage of cells culminating in the germ cells
Nearby words
geriatrics, gerlachovka, germ, germ cell, germ layer, germ line, germ membrane, germ plasm, germ theory, germ tube, germ warfare
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Medicine definitions for germ line
germ line
n.
Cells from which gametes are derived.
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