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| body cell that divides by mitosis to form more body cells |
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| gametes and stem cells that divide to form to gametes |
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| division of the nucleus of somatic stem cells or germline stem cells, giving rise to two diploid daughter cells |
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| refers to a cell having two sets of chromosomes – 23 pairs |
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| type of cell division of germline stem cells resulting in four haploid gametes |
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| matching pair of chromosomes |
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| describes cell having one set of chromosomes - 23 single |
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| changes to cells that allow them to specialise for different functions, involves cells expressing certain genes for the proteins characteristic to that cell |
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| unspecialised cell that can divide and then differentiate |
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| stem cells from the embryo that can divide and become any type of body cell |
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| cell that has the potential to make all differentiated cell types of the body (embryonic stem cell) |
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| stem cells involved in the growth, repair and renewal of tissues; can divide and differentiate to become cells found in that tissue |
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| cell that has the potential to make all cell types within a particular tissue type |
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| location of blood stem cells |
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| red blood cells, platelets, phagocytes, lymphocytes |
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| specialised blood cells that are made by differentiation of blood stem cells |
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| Therapeutic uses of stem cells |
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| repair of damaged or diseased tissues or organs e.g. corneal repair & regeneration of damaged skin (skin graft) |
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| research uses of stem cells |
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| create model cells to study disease development and drug testing |
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| cell growth, differentiation and gene regulation |
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| cell processes that can be researched using stem cells |
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| ethical issues using embryonic stem cells |
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| positive – provide effective treatments for disease or injury |
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| what cancer cells do not respond to and so divide excessively |
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| collection of cancer cells, produced by excessive, uncontrolled cell division |
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| cancer formed from a cell transported from a primary tumour |
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