noun

• A cell culture developed from a single cell and therefore consisting of cells with a uniform genetic make-up.

  ‘Triamcinolone appeared to be the best inducer for the transgenic cell line investigated here.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘This cell line detects a wide variety of mutagenic lesions, including point mutations, deletions and various types of chromosomal aberrations.’
  • ‘Several of the changes occurred for both transformed and normal cell lines and were greater for the normal cell line.’
  • ‘One cell line responded to genotoxins and the other cell line responded to cytotoxins.’
  • ‘When a damaged cell is unable to repair itself, an aberrant cell line, or malignancy, may result.’