Biology-B1-Stem Cells

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When cells specialise this is called what?
differentiation
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What is differenciation?
where a cell changes to become specialised for its job
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Undifferentiated cells are called what?
stem cells
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Stem cells can be found where in humans and plants?
humans-embryo
plants-meristem tissue
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The cells in and _____ embryo are capable of differentiating into?
cells in an early embryo are capable of differentiating into any type of cell
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These are called ________ stem cells?
embryonic
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Stem cells have the possibility to produce more of the ______type of cell or _____ types of cells?
produce more of the same type of cell or different types of cells
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Stem cells in the bone marrow differentiate to produce cells found in the?
For example? (3)
blood
WBC RBC or platelets
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The cancer of the bone marrow is called what?
leukaemia
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TREATMENT OF LEUKAEMIA
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Firstly the existing bone marrow is _______ using ______?
destroyed using radiation
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The patient will then receive a ________ from a _____?
receive a transplant from a doner
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The stem cells in it will then _______ and form a new ______ ______ or differentiate into _____ cells?
will then divide ad form a new bone marrow or differentiate into blood cells
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For this to take place, the doner must be ______ with the_____?
the doner must be compatible with the patient
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There is also a risk of a spread of?
viruses
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Therapeutic Cloning
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This is where an what is produced?
embryo
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With the same?
genes as the patient
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This means that the stem cells can be _______ into the _____?
transplanted into patient
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without?
rejection from patients immune system
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Once inside the body, the stem cells can begin to ________ and _______ inefficient cells?
differentiate and replace inefficient cells
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This method is useful for condition like what?
(2)
diabetes and paralysis
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ETHICAL OBJECTIONS
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Many reject stem cell research as embryos contain?
potential human life
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Others believe that the ______ of existing patients is more ______?
the suffering of existing patients is more important
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Some also believe that most of the embryos in research are _____?
unwanted
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And would be ____anyway?
destroyed
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Plant Stem Cells
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Stem cells in plants are found in the _______tissue?
meristem tissue
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Meristem tissue is found in the what two parts of a plant?
roots and buds
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Here, stem cells can _________ into _____ type of cell at any ______ in the plants _____?
can differentiate into any type of cell at any point of plants life
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One use of this is that it can be used to clone a ____ plant to prevent ______?
a rare plant to prevent extinction
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It is a ______ process and quite ____?
quick process and quite cheap
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It is also useful for farmers as the can clone plant that is _______ ______?
disease resistant
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