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Cell line

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linenounA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
clonenounA copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
stemlinenoun(linguistics) The line connecting individual letters in Ogham.
cellnoun(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
progenitor cellnoun(cytology) A form of stem cell that is specialised to differentiate into a single type of cell
cell typenoun(cytology) A morphologically distinct form of cell
stem cellnoun(medicine, cytology) A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.
colony-forming unitnoun(microbiology) A unit which estimates the number of viable microbial cells (bacteria, fungi, viruses etc.) in a sample.
eutely(microbiology, cytology) The property of a species that all members have the same pattern of cell division, and thus the same number of cells, either in the whole body or in a particular organ system such as the nervous system.
sublinenoun(biology) A subset of a line (of cells in a strain)
tissuenounA sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
celltypenounAlternative form of cell type. [(cytology) A morphologically distinct form of cell]
colonynounA group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
cellularitynoun(medicine) The number and type of cells in a given tissue
multipotencynoun(cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
paraclonenoun(biology) Any of a colony of stem cells that have differing capacities for growth.
genomic equivalencenoun(genetics) The concept that all cells in an organism contain identical genes.
monoclonenoun(genetics) A single clone
somatic cellnoun(cytology) Any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline.
polyclonenoun(biology) A discrete area of tissue composed of several different clones of cells

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