"cell line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cell lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cell line (plural cell lines)
  1. (genetics) A biological tissue or group of individual cells that are genetically identical as a result of dividing mitotically from a single progenitor cell. Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (cells that are genetically identical): solulinja (Finnish), Zelllinie [feminine] (German), sejtsor (Hungarian), línea celular [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cell_line-en-noun-SPi3OMpA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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