Stem Cell Differentiation — Source and Destination

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🧬 Stem Cell Differentiation — Source and Destination

Painted stem cell differentiation hub: a central pale-blue stem cell with golden glow, surrounded by painted arrows leading to multiple specialised cell types (nerve cell with axon, elongated muscle cell, biconcave red blood cell, flat epithelial cell, bone cell).

Figure 1: Stem cells differentiate into specialised cells — embryonic stem cells can form any cell type; adult stem cells are more limited.

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Practice Questions for Stem Cells and Cell Differentiation

What is a stem cell?

A. An undifferentiated cell that can divide to produce many cell types
B. A specialized cell found only in plant roots
C. A cell that has already differentiated into a nerve cell
D. A bacterial cell that divides by binary fission

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What does 'totipotent' mean?

The highest level of potency - cells can differentiate into any cell type in the organism plus extraembryonic tissues like the placenta. Example: fertilized egg.

What is a stem cell?

An undifferentiated cell that can divide to produce more stem cells (self-renewal) or differentiate into specialized cell types.

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