Stem Cells Flashcards

(4 cards)

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Totipotent

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Can divide to produce any type of body cell
Occur for a limited time in early embryos

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Pluripotent

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Found in embryos
Can divide into any cells but not placental

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Multipoint And Unipotent

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Found in nature mammals and can divide to form a limited number of different cell types
Unipotent can only divide to form one cell

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4
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iPS

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Induced pluripotent stem cells
From adult body cells using transcription factors

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