Cellular Differentiation Flashcards

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Blastocyst

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Early human embryo composed of unspecialised cells.

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Bone marrow

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Common source of tissue adult stem cells in humans.

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Differentiation

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Process of cell specialisation involving the selective switching off and on of certain genes.

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Embryonic stem cell

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Type of stem cell capable of differentiating into all of an animal’s cell types.

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Ethics

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Moral values that ought to govern human conduct.

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Meristem

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Group of unspecialised plant cells capable of dividing repeatedly throughout the life of the plant.

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Regulation

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Form of control to ensure the quality of stem cells used and the safety of the procedures carried out.

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Specialised

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Cell that has become differentiated and only expresses genes for proteins specific to that cell type.

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Therapeutic

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Term describing the use of stem cells in the repair of damaged or diseased organs.

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Tissue adult stem cell

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Type of stem cell capable of differentiating into a limited range of an animal’s cell types.

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Tissue culture

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Type of artificial propagation used to produce a clone of a desirable plant.

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