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Dictionary » C » Cell differentiation Cell differentiationDefinition noun The normal process by which a less specialized cell develops or matures to possess a more distinct form and function.
For example, a single-celled zygote develops into a multicellular embryo that further develops into a more complex multisystem of distinct cell types of a fetus. The cell size, shape, polarity, metabolism and responsiveness to signals change dramatically such that a less specialized cell becomes more specialized and acquires a more specific role.
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Results from our forumStem Cells/DifferentiationGot a few questions on Stem Cells and Differentiation: 1. Are there two types of stem cells and embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells? 2. What is the difference and when do they change ...
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cancer spread biology?... Chinese qigong (Lu Ho Kuen outer qi) on inducing terminal granulocytic differentiation of the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line, HL-60. 2nd Int Conf on Qigong. Xian, China. 95E; 1989. 13. Chen, Guoguang. Zhaotong ...
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Theories - Origin of Life... mutations that might occur instead. How about checkpoint systems during cell division. Here again there must be some template by which the process ... No one as far as I am aware has even adequately addressed the how cell differentiation can be the result of random mutations to the genome. You ...
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