differentiation, process by which a cell develops more specialised functions by expressing the genes characteristic for that cell type , meristem, regions of unspecialised cells in plants that can divide (self-renew) and/or differentiate, stem cell, unspecalised somatic cells in animals that can divide to make copies of themselves and/or differentiate into specialised cells , pluripotent, can differentiate into all the cell types that make up the organism, multipotent, give rise to a more limited range of cell types, therapeutic uses of stem cells, repair of damaged or diseased organs e.g. corneal transplants, & skin grafts for burns., embryonic stem cell, unspecialised cells in the very early embryo, tissue stem cell, unspecialised cells found in the tissues of an organ , stem cell research, provides information on how cell processes such as cell growth, differentiation and gene regulation work., model cells, used to study how diseases develop or drug testing, ethical issues, concerns arising from the use of embryonic stem cells & destruction of embryos.

Cellular Differentiation

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