germ line
germ line
nounDefinition of GERM LINE
: the cellular lineage of a sexually reproducing organism from which eggs and sperm are derived; also : the genetic material contained in this cellular lineage which can be passed to the next generation
First Known Use of GERM LINE
1925
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