Cell differentiation

What type of cell differentiates to form different types of cells as an organism develops?

Stem cell

how do cells become specialised cells

by gaining or losing organelles to perform a certain function

what is differentiation

the process by which a cell changes to become specialised for its job

in animals cells when is the ability to differentiate lost?

early after they’ve become specialised

when do plant cells lose the ability to specialise

never

why do cells differentiate in mature animals?

to repair and replace cells

what’s the first cell humans have called

zygote

stem cells have the ability to…

divide by mitosis and then differentiate