24 Stem Cells Flashcards
1
Q
blastocyst undergoes
A
gastrulation
2
Q
gastrulatioin
A
form three germ layers
3
Q
ectoderm
A
outer skin
4
Q
mesoderm
A
inner skiin
5
Q
endoderm
A
digestive tract lining
6
Q
embryonic stem cells (ESCs)
A
can be extracted from inner cell mass of blastocyst and grown
7
Q
pluripotent
A
be able to specialize to different cells
8
Q
self renewal
A
create more stem cells
9
Q
cellular potency
A
cell’s potential for differentiation
10
Q
sequence for potency
A
totipotent
pluripotent
multipotent
unipotent
11
Q
totipotent
A
fertilized egg
12
Q
pluripotent
A
blastocyst
13
Q
multipotent
A
ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
14
Q
unipotent
A
differentiated cells
15
Q
pluripotent differential regulation
A
transcription factors, cofactors, chromatin regulators
