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germline

/ˈdʒɜːm.laɪn/

/ˈdʒɜrm.laɪn/

germlinenoun

germlines

/ˈdʒɜːm.laɪn/

/ˈdʒɜrm.laɪn/

Translations

Mutations in the germline can be passed to offspring.

Мутации в гермлинии могут передаваться потомству.

Definitions

The genetic material that is passed on to offspring through the reproductive cells, such as sperm and eggs, and is responsible for inheritance.

Mutations in the germline can be passed down to future generations.

The lineage of cells that leads to the gametes, which are the reproductive cells in an organism.

Research on the germline can provide insights into hereditary diseases.

The collective germ cells of an organism, as distinguished from its somatic cells.

Editing the human germline poses significant ethical concerns.

Synonyms

hereditary line

ancestral line

family line

genetic lineage

germlineadjective

more germline

Comp.

most germline

Super.

/ˈdʒɜːmlaɪn/

/ˈdʒɝːmlaɪn/

Used attributively to describe mutations, cells, or editing occurring in or relating to the germline.

Definitions

Of, relating to, or occurring in the germline or germ cells.

The study focused on germline mutations rather than somatic ones.

Synonyms