10.4 Cell Differentation
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Embryo | Each of us started as just one cell. These living things pass through a developmental stage called this. |
| Differentiation | The process by which cells become specialized is know as this. |
| Totipotent | Cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body ( including the cells that make up the extra-embryonic membranes and placenta) |
| Blastocyst | Stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells |
| Pluripotent | Cells that are capable of developing into most, but not all, of the body's cell types |
| Stem Cells | Unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells. |
| Multipotent | Cell with limited potential to develop into many types of differentiated cells |
| 1a. What happens during differentiation | ...Cells become specialized. During the development of an organism, cells differentiate into many types of cells. |
| 1b. what does "mapping" refer to in the process of cell differentiation? | ... |
| 2a. What are stem cells? | Stem cells sit at the base of the branching "stem" of development from which different cell types form. |
| 2b. How are embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells alike? How are they different? | ...Embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells are similar because they both have to do with replacing cells, or can go anywhere in the body that cells are needed. They are different because embryonic stem cells go anywhere the body in need of cells where adult stem cells renew and replace cells in the adult body. |
| 3a. Summarize the potential benefits and issues of stem cell research | ...Stem Cells are crucial in the development of organisms. the positives to stem cell research is being able to duplicate parts of the body if not a whole body know as cloning. The negatives to stem cell research for adult stem cells are that they are limited in number and don't have a long storage life.Embryonic stem cells are difficult to control. |
| 3b. How might technological advances help address the ethical concerns surrounding stem cell research. | ...Technological advances will help address the ethical concerns surrounding stem cell research because technology might tweak the results of the cell. Because there dealt with by people and scientists, there might be a possibility that the outcome of the cell/ embryo is different. |
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