Walk the (germ) line.
Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.07.008.
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Abstract
Germ cells possess the unique ability to transmit genetic information from generation to generation. In a recent paper, Curran et al. (2009) explore the possibility that some features of germ cells, including enhanced genomic stability, can be acquired by the soma as a mechanism to increase longevity.
Medical subject headings
- Germ Cells