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| changes to cells that allow them to specialise for different functions |
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| unspecialised cell that can divide and then differentiate |
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| body cell that divides by mitosis to form more body cells |
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| (stem cell) has the potential to make almost all differentiated cell types of the body |
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| stem cells from the embryo that can divide and become any type of body cell |
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| stem cells from tissues that divide and differentiate to become cells of that tissue |
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| (stem cell) has the potential to make almost all cell types within a particular tissue |
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| blood cell containing haemoglobin, which can carry oxygen in the blood stream |
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| blood cell fragments important in blood clotting |
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| defence white blood cell that can engulf and destroy foreign material |
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| type of white blood cell involved in a specific immune response |
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| refers to a cell having two sets of chromosomes |
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| division of the nucleus of somatic or germline cells, giving rise to two diploid daughters |
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| cell that can give rise to gametes |
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| type of cell division resulting in four haploid gametes |
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| describes cell having one set of chromosomes |
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| used as part of medical therapy |
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| grows and divides in an unregulated way to produce a tumour |
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| collection of cancer cells, produced by excessive, uncontrolled cell division |
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| molecular signal that can be received by a cell to modify its activity |
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| cancer formed from a cell transported from a primary tumour |
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