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In the immortal germ line of human beings - that is, the eggs that sit in the ovaries - they actually sit there in a state of suspended animation for up to 50 years in the life of each woman.
Mark Roth

Meaning of "germ line" in the English dictionary

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Germ line is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GERM LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Germline

In biology and genetics, the germline in a multicellular organism is that population of its bodily cells that are so differentiated or segregated that in the usual processes of reproduction they may pass on their genetic material to the progeny. As a rule this passing on happens via a process of sexual reproduction; typically it is a process that includes systematic changes to the genetic material, changes that arise during recombination, meiosis and fertilization or syngamy for example. However, there are many exceptions, including processes and concepts such as various forms of apomixis, autogamy, automixis, cloning, or parthenogenesis. The cells of the germline commonly are called germ cells. For example, gametes such as the sperm or the egg are part of the germline. So are the cells that divide to produce the gametes, called gametocytes, the cells that produce those, called gametogonia, and all the way back to the zygote, the cell from which the individual developed. In sexually reproducing organisms, cells that are not in the germline are called somatic cells. The term refers to all of the cells of body apart from the gametes.

Definition of germ line in the English dictionary

The definition of germ line in the dictionary is the lineage of cells culminating in the germ cells.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GERM LINE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GERM LINE

all along the line
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Synonyms and antonyms of germ line in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «germ line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GERM LINE

Find out the translation of germ line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of germ line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «germ line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生殖系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

línea germinal
570 millions of speakers

English

germ line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोगाणु लाइन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خط الجرثومية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зародышевой линии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

germinal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবাণু লাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lignée germinale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garis kuman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Keimbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生殖細胞系
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세균 라인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garis germ
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dòng mầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிருமி கோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंकुर ओळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soyum hattı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linea germinale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linii zarodkowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зародкової лінії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linie de germeni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βλαστικής γραμμής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kiem lyn
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

germinallinje
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

kjønnsceller
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about germ line

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Mark Roth
In the immortal germ line of human beings - that is, the eggs that sit in the ovaries - they actually sit there in a state of suspended animation for up to 50 years in the life of each woman.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERM LINE»

Discover the use of germ line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to germ line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Science and Ethics of Engineering the Human Germ Line: ...
Mendel's Maze Jon W. Gordon. The replicated X and Y chromosomes are also aligned alongside one another and attached to the left and right sides, respectively. Figure 21, upper right, now shows what happens as the chromosomes begin to ...
Jon W. Gordon, 2003
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Germ-Line Intervention and Our Responsibilities to Future ...
This book raises a number of ethical issues concerning the impact of genetic engineering on generations yet to be born.
Emanuel Agius, 1998
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The Ethics of Inheritable Genetic Modification: A Dividing Line?
In this context, it is frequently applied to characteristics that are passed from generation to generation by means that involve non-genetic factors (e.g., business acumen). "Germ line" can also connote a vehicle or breeding ground for inheritable ...
John Rasko, Gabrielle O'Sullivan, Rachel Ankeny, 2006
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Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics: Cases and ...
Germ-line gene therapy, unlike somatic gene therapy, would alter the DNA of future generations. This is what makes it so promising—and so dangerous. Germ -line therapy could prevent disease in future generations, but it could also introduce ...
Raymond J. Devettere, 2010
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Stem Cells: From Hydra to Man
Based on this observation he concluded that only certain groups of predetermined cells can differentiate gametes and published his doctrine of “the continuity of the germ-line” (Weismann, 1892). Soon thereafter the idea of a complete ...
Thomas C. G. Bosch, 2008
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Improving Nature?: The Science and Ethics of Genetic Engineering
Further, we should realise that although germ-line therapy is sometimes referred to as 'irrevocable', it is more likely, if we ever get to the point where its use is routine, that it will normally be reversible. There is no reason to suppose that if ...
Michael J. Reiss, Roger Straughan, 2001
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The Cloning Sourcebook
cloning and germ-line interventions are addressed as discrete entities. These inadequacies are further underscored by another technique potentially on the horizon—egg cell nuclear transfer—that is neither fully a germ-line nor cloning ...
London Arlene Judith Klotzko Visiting Scholar at the Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences University College, 2001
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Where Do We Come From?: The Molecular Evidence for Human Descent
Germ plasm Somatoplasm Germ line cells Continuity of germ line Fig.2.4A,B The germ line concept. A. In a frog's egg, germ plasm is separated from somatoplasm. As the fertilized egg divides (cleaves), the germ plasm ends up in a group of ...
Jan Klein, Naoyuki Takahata, 2002
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The Theory of Evolution
A second process of cellular division in the 'germ line' gives rise to the sex cells, and hence to the next generation. Thus the germ line is potentially immortal; Weismann held that it was also independent of changes in the soma. Now in many ...
John Maynard Smith, 1993
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The Gender and Science Reader
Weismann argued that the germ line was immortal, that each generation of germ cells gave rise to the next, while at the same time throwing off a somatic line, which died out with each animal generation. Evolutionary change could only occur if ...
Muriel Lederman, Ingrid Bartsch, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GERM LINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term germ line is used in the context of the following news items.
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OTUB1 inhibits the ubiquitination and degradation of FOXM1 in …
Germ line p53 mutations in a familial syndrome of breast cancer, sarcomas, and other neoplasms. Science 1990; 250: 1233–1238. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Discovery of nanotubes offers new clues about cell-to-cell …
Germ line stem cells typically divide asymmetrically. In the male fruit fly, when a stem cell divides, one part stays attached to the hub and ... «HealthCanal.com, Jul 15»
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The peril between the lines of a glorified book of life
A group of mostly US biologists has called for a moratorium, noting that modifications to the human germ line (changes that would be passed ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
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Editing Of Human Embryo Genes Raises Ethics Questions
Many scientists are also worried that the technology could change the human germ line—the DNA in reproductive cells that is passed on from ... «The Biological SCENE, Jun 15»
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Geneticists' quest for crisper prose
A group of mostly US biologists has called for a moratorium, noting that modifications to the human germ line (changes that would be passed ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
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Storm at plan to bank sperm
“More futuristically, human germ line genetic modification offers the potential to repair heritable mutational damage.” Smith said his solution ... «The National, Jun 15»
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Taking Control of Our Genetic Information: Could it Go Too Far?
This is especially so since Crispr can make genetic changes that could be passed on through the human germ line; by editing DNA of "germ ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Tumour spectrum in non-BRCA hereditary breast cancer families in …
The genetic background in families with hereditary breast cancer without predisposing germ line mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (non-BRCA ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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Scientists discover a protein that silences the biological clock
It belongs to a group of proteins known as “cancer/testis antigens,” which are normally expressed in the germ line cells that give rise to sperm ... «Eyes On News, Jun 15»
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Fungal endophytes of Vanilla planifolia across Réunion Island …
... transmitted symbionts are often transferred through the female germ line but mixed modes of transmission also exist. In order to establish the ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»

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