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Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Variation > Mutation > Germ-Line Mutation

Preferred term

Germ-Line Mutation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Any detectable and heritable alteration in the lineage of germ cells. Mutations in these cells (i.e., "generative" cells ancestral to the gametes) are transmitted to progeny while those in somatic cells are not.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Germline Mutation
  • Mutation, Germ-Line

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F8XVJHT2-8

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