SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
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Question
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Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
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Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
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Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
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Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adult stem cells are undifferentiated stem cells in differentiated organs/tissues. Embryonic stem cells are found during the early blastocyst stage. They are multipotent. It means they can develop only into closely related cell types.
Detailed explanation-2: -Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they can give rise to every cell type in the fully formed body, but not the placenta and umbilical cord. These cells are incredibly valuable because they provide a renewable resource for studying normal development and disease, and for testing drugs and other therapies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Embryonic stem cells are derived from the isolated inner cell mass; embryonic germ cells are derived from the primordial germ cells (PGCs) of later-stage embryos, either during the migration of the PGCs, or after the PGCs have arrived at the genital ridge.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pluripotent cells can give rise to all of the cell types that make up the body; embryonic stem cells are considered pluripotent. Multipotent cells can develop into more than one cell type, but are more limited than pluripotent cells; adult stem cells and cord blood stem cells are considered multipotent.