: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (as an organ)
a newly established cell line derived from human endometrial carcinoma — Biological Abstracts
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Cell Biol.
a perpetuating strain of cells in laboratory culture.
[1950-55]
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cell line noun (biology)
A cell culture derived from a single cell and thus having a uniform genetic make-up
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Main Entry: ↑cell
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n. Biology a cell culture developed from a single cell and therefore consisting of cells with a uniform genetic makeup
Useful english dictionary. 2012.