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What is cellular differentiation

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Process by which a cell expresses
certain genes to produce protein characteristic for that type of cell

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What is a somatic cell

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Any cell in the body other than reproductive cells

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What is a germiline cell

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Sex cells/gametes (sperm and ova) and the stem cells that divide to form gametes

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4
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How do somatic cells divide

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By mitosis to form more somatic cells

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How do germiline cells divide

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By mitosis and meosis

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How do germiline cells divide

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By mitosis and meiosis

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What is mitosis

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A process which maintains the diploid chromosome number (23 pairs)

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What is meiosis

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A process which creates two haploid (23) gametes

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1st stage of mitosis

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Parent cell goes through DNA replication chromosomes turn into homologous chromosomes made up of 2 chromotids

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2nd stage of mitosis

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Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell

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3rd stage of mitosis

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Spindle fibres pull chromotids to opposite poles of the cell

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4th stage of mitosis

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Cytoplasm splits and 2 identical daughter cells are formed

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1st says he of meiosis

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Parent cell goes through DNA replication chromosomes turn into homologous chromosomes made up of two chromotids

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2nd stage of meiosis

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Similar chromosomes lineup along the equator

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3rd stage of meiosis

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Some DNA on chromosomes are swapped

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3rd stage of meiosis

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Some DNA on chromosomes are swapped

17
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Fourth sage of meiosis

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Two cells are made containing homologous chromosomes and they divide divide to make for genetically different daughter cells all haploid

18
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Therapeutic uses of stem cells

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To repair damaged or diseased organs
To regenerate damaged skin
For corneal repairs

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Therapeutic uses of stem cells

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To repair damaged or diseased organs
To regenerate damaged skin
For corneal repairs

20
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Research uses of stem cells

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To test drugs
To use as model sales to study how disease develop

21
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Research uses of stem cells

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To test drugs
To use as model sales to study how disease develop

22
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Ethical uses of stem cells

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Good- they treat diseases
Bad -destruction of Em

23
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What are embryonic stem cells?

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Pluripotent

24
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What are embryonic stem cells?

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Pluripotent

25
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What are tissue stem cells?

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Multipotent

26
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What are tissue stem cells?

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Multipotent

27
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What does pluripotent mean?

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At means that less type of stem cell can become any type of cell / all old jeans and embryonic stem cells can be switched on

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What does multipotent mean?

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This type of stem Sue can only become some types of cells

29
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What are cancer cells?

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They are abnormal sales that do not respond to regulatory signals inthe body

30
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How are cancer sales formed?

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The delayed rapidly and excessively to form a mass of abnormal cells called a tumor