Basic Concepts of Developmental Biology

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What is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs, and anatomy?

Morphogenesis

Which of the following processes involves the generation of shapes and structure?

Pattern formation

What is cell potency?

A cell's ability to differentiate into other cell types

In developmental biology, what is the process by which multicellular organisms arise from a single cell?

<p>Embryogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributes not only to the size but also to the shape and pattern of the developing organism?

<p>Cell division</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between totipotency and pluripotency?

<p>Totipotent cells can form both the placenta and the embryo, while pluripotent cells cannot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is oligopotency?

<p>The ability of progenitor cells to differentiate into a few cell types.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stem cell type has the potential to form every cell of the embryo proper?

<p>Totipotent stem cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is positional information in stem cell development?

<p>Protein signals that determine a stem cell's fate based on its environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic that distinguishes unipotent stem cells from other types?

<p>Unipotent stem cells can differentiate into only one specific cell type.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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