germ line

collocation in English

meaningsofgermandline

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germ
noun
uk
/dʒɜːm/us
/dʒɝːm/
a very small organism that ...
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line
noun
uk
/laɪn/us
/laɪn/
a long, thin mark on the surface ...
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(Definition ofgermandlinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such topics as embryonic stem cell research, therapeutic cloning,germlinegene therapy, genetic enhancement, and xenotransplantation all raise ethical issues worth careful exploration.
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Chromosomal position and activation of retroviral genomes inserted into thegermlineof mice.
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Virtually all known aspects of genome instability following mutagenic insult resulting in transmittedgermlinemutations in mammals are based upon specific locus mutation experiments.
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A niche maintaininggermlinestem cells in the drosophila ovary.
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However, there is no report so far ofgermlinetransmission of these cells.
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Defects in thegermlineand gonads of mice lacking connexin43.
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This is the first quantitative estimate of the mutagenic effect of cryopreservation on thegermlineof a metazoan.
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Wolbachia infections are distributed throughout insect somatic andgermlinetissues.
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Similar reasoning convinces some investigators thatgermlineand early embryo genetic intervention should not be undertaken under any circumstances.
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