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Stem Cell Flashcards

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Totipotent stem cells

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  • embryonic stem cells
  • able to differentiate into any cell
  • able to create an entire new organism
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Pluripotent stem cell

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  • adult stem cells
  • able to divide into most cells
  • unable to create an entire new organism on its own
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Zygote

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Single cell

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Embryo

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Early-stage organism

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Cellular differentiation

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When a cell becomes specialized

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Stem cell

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A cell that can differentiate into many different cells

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