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語源

germ +‎ line

名詞

germline (複数形 germlines)

1. Those cells of an individual that have genetic material that could be passed to offspring; the source of gametes.
   • 2000, Gregory Stock, John Campbell, Engineering the Human Germline, Oxford University Press (→ISBN), page 31:

     Germline gene therapy is a controversial, complex topic; only through many open discussions of this topic by a broad spectrum of our society will we gain the wisdom needed for proper evaluation of the factors that must be considered before we complete initiation of these protocols.

Further reading

• germline on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• Elmering, remingle