B2 Flashcards
Adult stem cells
Stem cells that are flund in adults that can differntiate and form a limited number of cells
Cell cycle
The three stage process of cell division in a body cell that involves mitosis and results in the formation of two identical daughter cells
Cloning
The production of identical offspring by asexual reproduction
Differentiate
The process where cells become specialised for a particular function
Embryonic stem cells
Stem cells from an early embyo that can differentiate to form the specialisesd cells of the body
Mitosis
Part of the cell cycle where one set of new chromosones is pulled to each end of the cell forming two identical nuclei during the division
Stem cells
Undifferentiate cells the potential to form a wide variety of different cell types
Therapeutic cloning
A process where an embryo is produced that is genetically identical to the patient so the cells can then be used in medical treatments
Zygote
Single new cell formed by the fusion of gamets in sexual reproduction