Stem Cells flashcards | Quizlet

Stems cells have the ability to ___ and ___ themselves.

divide and renew

remain undifferentiated

specialized

totipotent

pluripotent

multipotent

totipotent

pluripotent

multipotent

isolate, rejection

ethical

pluripotent, grow

leukemia and lymphoma

disease, replace

drug

inner cell mass

all

multiple, stem

not yet determined

ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm

growth, maintenance, and repair

Both; some wait for signal, others constantly replace cells that are lost through wear and tear

few

blood-related diseases

multiple diseases (since they can become any cell type)

multiple diseases (since they can become any cell type) and won't be rejected since they're from your own cells

a human being is cloned (nucleus from somatic cell replaces nucleus in egg) but then the embryo is destroyed; requires human egg donor

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