Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
l\'ancêtre
English translation:
the ancestor/ancestral cells
Added to glossary by
Anna Richards
Mar 21, 2014 14:53
10 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
Qualified Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, English
l'ancêtre
French to English
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Bacteria
[…] Dans le cadre de ce projet, des populations bactériennes ont été initiées à partir d'une cellule unique d'Escherichia coli (« l'ancêtre ») et sont cultivées nuit et jour, 365 jours par an, depuis 1988. [...]
Not sure whether to use 'ancestor' or 'progenitor' for this singular bacteria cell.
Not sure whether to use 'ancestor' or 'progenitor' for this singular bacteria cell.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | the ancestor/ancestral cells |
Michele Fauble
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| 4 | original |
Joanne Archambault
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| 2 -1 | antecedent |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
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the ancestor/ancestral cells
rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/275/1630/3.full
by M Lemonnier - 2008 - Cited by 17 - Related articles
Jan 7, 2008 - Estimates of the densities of the bacterial cultures and the relative ... For all eight cultures, the density (CFUs) of the ancestral cells ...
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ancestral cell (singular)
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also 'ancestor '
A homogeneous cell sample also provides a starting material for cell culture, ... Unlike bacteria, most tissue cells are not adapted to living in suspension and .... In such a colony, or clone, all the cells are descendants of a single ancestor cell.
Isolating Cells and Growing Them in Culture - Molecular Biology of ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › NCBI › Literature › Bookshelf
by B Alberts - 2002
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also 'ancestor CELL'
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: It has an exact equivalent in English, so you might as well use it.
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Joanne Archambault
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thanks
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Yvonne Gallagher
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, I just wanted absolute clarification as I also thought 'original cell' figured as a possibilty also. "
20 mins
Joanne Archambault
United States
United States
Native in French
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
PhD + Pharmaceutical/Orthopedics
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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55
original
As a biologist, this is the first word that comes to mind... as in "original strain" or "original clone" or "original cell"
-1
6 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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7
antecedent
googles well
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predecessor
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Note added at 24 mins (2014-03-21 15:17:35 GMT)
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predecessor
Discussion
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=inZWDr4h1aIC&pg=PA281&lpg...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632098/