defined:

Inherited material that comes from the eggs or sperm and is passed on to offspring.

explained:

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Dr. Jennifer Puck, formerly of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, defines germline.

related
terms:

cell, somatic cells, inherited, diabetes mellitus

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