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Germline vs Germling - What's the difference?

germline | germling |

As nouns the difference between germline and germling

is that germline is those cells of an individual that have genetic material that could be passed to offspring; the source of gametes while germling is the organism produced by germination of an algal or fungal spore, but especially an immature gametophyte produced by the germination of a tetraspore.

germline

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Noun

(wikipedia germline) (en noun)
  • those cells of an individual that have genetic material that could be passed to offspring; the source of gametes

    • germling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the organism produced by germination of an algal or fungal spore, but especially an immature gametophyte produced by the germination of a tetraspore