Chapter 10 Vocab 10.3 And 10.4 Flashcards
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Cancer
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Disorder in which some of the body cells lose the ability to control growth
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Tumor
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Mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue
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Embryo
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Developing stage of a multicellular organism
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Differentiation
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Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function
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Totipotent
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Cells that are available to develop into any type found in the body
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Blastocyst
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Stage of early development in mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
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Pluripotent
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Cells that are capable of developing into but not all of the body cell type
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Stem cell
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Unspecialized cells that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells
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Multipotent
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Cell with limited potential to develop into types of differentiated cells
