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

Preferred term

Germ-Line Mutation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Germline Mutation
  • Germ-Line Mutations
  • Germline Mutations
  • Mutation, Germ Line
  • Mutation, Germ-Line
  • Mutation, Germline
  • Mutations, Germ-Line
  • Mutations, Germline

Note

  • germ-line refers to germ cells (ovum or spermatozoon), not micro-organisms

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 94

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018095

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