differentiation
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- Created on: 19-02-16 13:22
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- Differentation and Stem Cells
- differentation
- unspecialised cells
- becomes adapted to perform a specific function
- unspecialised cells
- stem cell
- unspecialised cells which can self renew and differentiate
- selective gene expression
- only certain genes are switched on
- specialisation
- Embryonic Stem cells
- cells are grown in a lab
- pluripotent
- stem cells that differentiate into all specialised cells
- pluripotent
- cells are grown in a lab
- tissue adult stem cells
- found in locations such as bone marrow and skin
- multipotent
- cells that can only differentiate into a limited number of specialised cells
- multipotent
- found in locations such as bone marrow and skin
- somatic cell
- a cell that has 46 chromosomes
- mitosis
- cell division
- mitosis
- a cell that has 46 chromosomes
- Germline cell
- a cell with 23 chromosomes
- meiosis
- divides to give gametes
- meiosis
- a cell with 23 chromosomes
- diploid
- 23 chromosomes
- haploid
- 23 chromosomes
- differentation
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