INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
DIFFERENTIATED CELL
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Question
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What does “pluripotent” mean?
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able to divide and make many different types of cells
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not able to divide
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can only divide and make one cell type
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if it divides, it will make a cancerous tumor
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to undergo self-renewal and to give rise to all cells of the tissues of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to differentiate into all of the cells of the adult body. Adult stem cells are found in a tissue or organ and can differentiate to yield the specialized cell types of that tissue or organ.
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