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| Cell Differentiation is when an |
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| unspecialised cell becomes specialised to carry out a specific function |
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| Once a cell becomes differentiated, it only |
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| expresses the genes that produces proteins characteristic to that type of cell |
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| the potential to differentiate into specialised cells |
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| Two types of stem cell are |
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| Embryonic stem cells are found |
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| Pluripotent stem cells can make |
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| ALL types of differentiated cells |
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| Tissue Stem Cells are multipotent which means |
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| they produce a limited range of cell types |
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| Stem cells in bone marrow can |
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| differentiate into different types of blood cells |
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| the scientific name for general body cells |
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| Human somatic cells contain |
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| body surfaces and line body cavities |
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| Connective tissue are formed |
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| by blood, bone and cartilage |
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| Mutations in somatic cells are |
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| cell that produces gametes |
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| by meiosis to produce gametes |
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| Mutations in germline cells are |
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| providing info on cell processes, repairing organs/tissues and modelling diseases |
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| excessively to produce a mass of abnormal cells |
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| Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (IPS) |
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| stem cells created from reprogramming differentiated cells back to an embryonic state |
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| the spread of cancer from its primary site |
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