MeSH definition : 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.;
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.