Definition of Progenitor. Meaning of Progenitor. Synonyms of Progenitor

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Definition of Progenitor

Progenitor
Progenitor Pro*gen"i*tor, n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind.] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. And reverence thee their great progenitor. --Milton.

Meaning of Progenitor from wikipedia

- Look up progenitor or primogenitor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In genealogy, the progenitor (rarer: primogenitor; German: Stammvater or Ahnherr)...
- triggered into runaway nuclear fusion. The original object, called the progenitor, either collapses to a neutron star or black hole, or is completely destro****...
- one of two progenitor cells: the common lymphoid progenitor and the common myeloid progenitor. MEPs derive from the common myeloid progenitor lineage....
- Intermediate progenitor cells (IPCs) are a type of progenitor cell in the developing cerebral cortex. They are multipolar cells produced by radial glial...
- A progenitor cell is a biological cell that can differentiate into a specific cell type. Stem cells and progenitor cells have this ability in common. However...
- Grand Progenitor or Supreme Progenitor is an East Asian temple name. It may refer to: Taizu (disambiguation) - Chinese temple name Taejo (disambiguation)...
- A legendary progenitor is a legendary or mythological figure held to be the common ancestor of a dynasty, people, tribe or ethnic group. Masculinity, femininity...
- to the first human or, more generally, to the first organized body of progenitors of humankind (as in Adam and Eve or Manu and Shatrupa), or of surviving...
- slightly different properties in each. They are usually distinguished from progenitor cells, which cannot divide indefinitely, and precursor or blast cells...
- CFU-GEMM cells are the oligopotential progenitor cells for myeloid cells; they are thus also called common myeloid progenitor cells or myeloid stem cells. "GEMM"...