DEFINITION:
- an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EMBRYONIC AND ADULT STEM CELLS:
- Embryonic stem cells can become all cell types of the body because they are pluripotent. Adult stem cells are thought to be limited to differentiating into different cell types of their tissue of origin.Embryonic stem cells can be grown relatively easily in culture.
WHAT IS DIFFERENTATION:
- the process by which cells, tissue, and organs acquire specialized features, especially during embryonic development.
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