Animal Tissue Culture and Cell Line Differentiation Quiz

Differentiation in cell lines is the process by which less specialized cells develop or mature to become more distinct in form and function. An example of irreversible differentiation is the cessation of DNA synthesis in the erythroblast nucleus, neuron, or mature keratinocyte.

An example of reversible differentiation is the dedifferentiation of mature hepatocytes into precursors during liver regeneration. Reversible differentiation refers to the process where mature cells revert back to precursor cells.

The three basic categories of cells that make up the mammalian body are germ cells, somatic cells, and stem cells.

<p>Differentiation is the process that leads to the expression of phenotypic properties and characteristics of functionally mature cells in vivo. It is related to the expression of phenotypic properties by causing less specialized cells to develop or mature into more distinct forms and functions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constitutive properties are stably expressed without induction, while adaptive properties are subject to positive and negative regulation of expression in mature cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers