germline

English

Etymology

germ +‎ line

Noun

germline (plural germlines)

  1. Those cells of an individual that have genetic material that could be passed to offspring; the source of gametes.
    • 2000, Gregory Stock; John Campbell, Engineering the Human Germline, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 31:
      Germline gene therapy is a controversial, complex topic; only through many open discussions of this topic by a broad spectrum of our society will we gain the wisdom needed for proper evaluation of the factors that must be considered before we complete initiation of these protocols.

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