AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cell differentiation is known as a process in which cells become specialized. Pluripotency means the potential to become any cell type and is a potential observed in stem or progenitor cells at the beginning of the differentiation process.

Detailed explanation-2: -The process during which young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cell differentiation is caused by changes in gene expression. This occurs when different signaling molecules in the environment activate or repress different transcription factors that are necessary to express certain genes in the DNA.

Detailed explanation-4: -A cell that can differentiate into all cell types of the adult organism is known as pluripotent. Such cells are called meristematic cells in higher plants and embryonic stem cells in animals, though some groups report the presence of adult pluripotent cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -The process by which cells or parts of an organism change during development to serve a specific function. The cells of an animal in its early embryonic phase, for example, are identical at first but develop bydifferentiation into specific tissues, such as bone, heart muscle, and skin.