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Germ-Line Mutation
Germline Mutation; Germ Line Mutation; Germ-Line Mutations; Germline Mutations; Mutation, Germ Line; Mutation, Germline; Mutations, Germ-Line; Mutations, Germline
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.