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Germline mutation
1) The presence of an altered gene within the egg and sperm (germ cell) such that the altered gene can be passed to subsequent generations
2) A gene change in the body's reproductive cells (egg or sperm) that becomes incorporated in the DNA of every cell in the body.
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- Category: Human genome
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