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Which type of cells have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and develop into the three primary germ cell layers and extraembryonic tissues?
Which type of cells have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and develop into the three primary germ cell layers and extraembryonic tissues?
- Primed naive cells
- Multipotent cells
- Totipotent cells (correct)
- Naive cells
What is the defining characteristic of pluripotent stem cells?
What is the defining characteristic of pluripotent stem cells?
- Can develop into three primary germ cell layers (correct)
- Limited self-renewal capacity
- Cannot differentiate into extraembryonic tissues
- Can only develop into one germ cell layer
What is a common feature of multipotent cells?
What is a common feature of multipotent cells?
- Limited differentiation potential (correct)
- Ability to develop into any cell type in the body
- Unlimited self-renewal capacity
- Capacity to differentiate into extraembryonic tissues
What is the difference between naive and primed naive cells?
What is the difference between naive and primed naive cells?
What do germ cells give rise to?
What do germ cells give rise to?
What is embryonic induction?
What is embryonic induction?
What is the process that causes an embryo to develop its shape?
What is the process that causes an embryo to develop its shape?
Which term refers to the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and to develop into a new organism?
Which term refers to the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and to develop into a new organism?
What is the role of a spermatozoön in the development of an organism?
What is the role of a spermatozoön in the development of an organism?
What is the term for a stem cell capable of giving rise to several different cell types?
What is the term for a stem cell capable of giving rise to several different cell types?
In developmental biology, what does 'cell fate' refer to?
In developmental biology, what does 'cell fate' refer to?
What does 'cell potency' refer to in developmental biology?
What does 'cell potency' refer to in developmental biology?
What is the term for the developing structure after fertilization until the 8th week or 10th week after the last menstrual period?
What is the term for the developing structure after fertilization until the 8th week or 10th week after the last menstrual period?
What is the term used to describe the development of an organism through a sequence of steps in which cells differentiate and organs form?
What is the term used to describe the development of an organism through a sequence of steps in which cells differentiate and organs form?
Which theory suggests that organisms develop from miniature versions of themselves?
Which theory suggests that organisms develop from miniature versions of themselves?
What is the term for a newly fertilized egg?
What is the term for a newly fertilized egg?
Which term refers to the unfolding development in an organism through differentiation of cells and organ formation?
Which term refers to the unfolding development in an organism through differentiation of cells and organ formation?
What is the Latin term for 'little man' used to refer to any representation of a small human being?
What is the Latin term for 'little man' used to refer to any representation of a small human being?
