Imprinting and Pedigrees (15.2)

Question 1

Research into stem cells could

Answer 1

–> increase understanding of disease
–> generate health cells to replace damaged cells (“regenerative medicine”)
Test new drugs for safety/efficacy

Question 2

Different kinds of stem cells

Answer 2

Totipotent embryonic stem cell, pluripotent embryonic stem cell, multipotenet (“adult”) stem cell, unipotent somatic cells

Question 3

Totipotent and pluripotent embryonic stem cells

Answer 3

Found in fetal tissue. Embryonic stem cells can be replicated in lab conditions, without inducing differentiation

Question 4

Multipotent adult stems

Answer 4

can be found in small numbers in some tissues in adults (or children)