Definition of germ cell
: a gamete (such as an egg or sperm cell) or one of its antecedent cells
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These germ cells then divide to form stem cells that can produce more of themselves, and more of the cells that, through a series of divisions, make sperm.
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In December 2017, Surani announced a crucial milestone concerning the eight-week cycle, after which germ cells begin the process of transforming into gametes.
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But baby mice do not a human make, and Saitou and another scientist, Azim Surani, are each working directly with human cells, trying to understand the differences between how mice and human iPSCs become primordial germ cells.
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In Drosophila melanogaster, the standard lab fruit fly, this problem is partly managed by the fact that Apollo shows much higher activity in the male germ cells than the female equivalents.
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In this case, PNLDC1 is interesting because it primarily is expressed in germ cells, but not in normal tissue like the brains or heart or liver.
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First Known Use of germ cell
1851
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: a cell (as an egg or sperm cell) that contributes to the formation of a new individual
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medical Definition of germ cell
: an egg or sperm cell or one of their antecedent cells
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