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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
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