germinal

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In the ovum this is called the germinal spot.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development: was active in the germinal stages of the space program.

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  • Because somatically mutated Ig genes are expressed by B cells that have reached a germinal center / post-germinal center stage of development, these findings suggest that the PEL cell of origin is a germinal center or post-germinal center B cell in most cases. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Very low affinity B cells form germinal centers, become memory B cells, and participate in secondary immune responses when higher affinity competition is reduced. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Both lines mounted substantial antibody-forming cell (AFC) and germinal center (GC) responses. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Our purpose was to investigate this issue in human naive, germinal center (GC) and memory B cells, and in their neoplastic counterparts. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • "Understanding how B and T cells interact in the lymph nodes is crucial, because the germinal centers are the sites where long-lasting immunity begins," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. —  National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases
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  1. French, from Latin germen, germin-, sprout,bud; see genə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French germinal = Spanish Portuguese germinal = Italian germinale, from Latin germen (germin-), a sprout, offshoot, germ: see germ.
 

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/ˈdʒərmɪnəl/
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