Stem Cells

All cells begin as?

• Stem cells

• Red blood cells

• Hox genes

• Eukaryotes

Undifferentiated cells are also known as?

• Adult cells

• embryos

• Stem cells

• body cells

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Process of a cell becoming specialized (having a specific job/function)

• stem cell

• embryonic development

• disassociation

• differentiation

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Example of a specialized cell

• red blood cell

• stem cell

• embryo

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Genes that control the differentiation of cells

• Lox Genes

• Hox Genes

• Box Genes

• Hex Genes

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function of red blood cells

• transport oxygen

• transport proteins

• absorb nutrients

• break down molecules

Muscle cells function

• transmit impulses

• break down nutrients

• contraction/movement

• produce proteins

Function of nerve cells

• carry oxygen

• produce proteins

• sends impulses back and forth to the brain/spinal cord

• movement

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How cells communicate with one another

• differentiation

• chemical signaling

• protein synthesis

• digestion

T/F. All cells begin as undifferentiated.

• true

• false

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