Definition of Germ cell

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Germ cell

The term 'Germ cell' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as 'Sperm and egg cells and their precursors. Germ cells are haploid and have only one set of chromosomes (23 in all), while all other cells have two copies (46 in all)'.

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