Tags: Anatomical Structure.

An immortalised cell line is a population of cells from a multicellular organism which would normally not proliferate indefinitely but due to mutation have evaded normal cellular senescence and instead can keep undergoing division. The cells can therefore be grown for prolonged periods in vitro. The mutations required for immortality can occur naturally or be intentionally induced for experimental purposes.

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