Extended Response Flashcards
1
Q
Somatic cells
A
Non sex cells Every body cell minus sex cells Eg red blood cells 2 sets of chromosomes-diploid Divide mitosis to create more of them Differentiate to form tissue types eg epithelial Mutations not passed to offspring
2
Q
Germiline cells
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Diploid cells
divide by mitosis to create more germiline cells
Or meoises to produce more haploid gametes
Mutations will be passed to offspring
3
Q
Stem cells
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Embryonic - pluripotent , differentiate into any specialised cells due to their genes being switched on
Adult- multiponet , only a limited range of cells , due to their genes being switched off
