AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cell differentiation is the process by which cells become specialized in order to perform different functions. Multicellular organisms begin as just one single cell-a fertilized egg.

Detailed explanation-2: -In order for a cell to differentiate into its specialized form and function, it need only manipulate those genes (and thus those proteins) that will be expressed, and not those that will remain silent. The primary mechanism by which genes are turned “on” or “off” is through transcription factors.

Detailed explanation-3: -If a cell is specialized, it has unique structures that allow it to carry out its function in the body. All cells start as stem cells, which are cells that can become many other types of cells. They go through a process called differentiation to become specialized.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Cell differentiation refers to the process in which cells of the same source gradually produce cell groups with different morphological structures and functional characteristics. As a result, cells are spatially different, and the same cells differ in time from their previous state.