B2: Cell Division

adult stem cells

Stem cells found in adults

cell cycle

Three-stage process of cell division involving mitosis

cloning

Production of identical offspring by asexual reproduction.

differentiate

Process where cells become specialized for a particular function.

embryonic stem cells

Stem cells from an early embryo that can differentiate to form specialized cells of the body.

mitosis

Part of the cell cycle where one set of new chromosomes is pulled to each end of the cell

stem cells

Undifferentiated cells with the potential to form a wide variety of different cell types.

therapeutic cloning

Process where an embryo genetically identical to the patient is produced for medical treatments.

zygote

The single new cell formed by the fusion of gametes in sexual reproduction.