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What is the term for when a cell or tissue is capable of differentiating autonomously even when placed into another region of the embryo or a cluster of differently specified cells in a petri dish?
What is the term for when a cell or tissue is capable of differentiating autonomously even when placed into another region of the embryo or a cluster of differently specified cells in a petri dish?
Which stage of embryogenesis involves the irreversible commitment of a cell to a specific fate?
Which stage of embryogenesis involves the irreversible commitment of a cell to a specific fate?
What is the type of specification where the blastomeres of the early embryo are apportioned a set of critical determination factors within the egg cytoplasm?
What is the type of specification where the blastomeres of the early embryo are apportioned a set of critical determination factors within the egg cytoplasm?
What are the molecules that regulate gene expression in a manner that directs the cell into a particular path of development, influencing cell fate?
What are the molecules that regulate gene expression in a manner that directs the cell into a particular path of development, influencing cell fate?
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What is the term for the process by which an undifferentiated cell matures through specific stages that cumulatively commit it to a specific fate?
What is the term for the process by which an undifferentiated cell matures through specific stages that cumulatively commit it to a specific fate?
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What is the stage where a cell or tissue type is able to differentiate according to its specified fate even when placed into another region of the embryo or a cluster of differently specified cells in a petri dish?
What is the stage where a cell or tissue type is able to differentiate according to its specified fate even when placed into another region of the embryo or a cluster of differently specified cells in a petri dish?
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What is the process of generating specialized cell types called?
What is the process of generating specialized cell types called?
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What occurs during differentiation?
What occurs during differentiation?
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What happens during the specification stage of commitment?
What happens during the specification stage of commitment?
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What is the purpose of testing the fate of a specified cell with a population of differently specified cells?
What is the purpose of testing the fate of a specified cell with a population of differently specified cells?
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What is the difference between specification and differentiation?
What is the difference between specification and differentiation?
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What happens if a specified cell is placed in an environment that is neutral with respect to its developmental pathway?
What happens if a specified cell is placed in an environment that is neutral with respect to its developmental pathway?
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