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What is the primary characteristic that defines embryonic stem cells?
What is the primary characteristic that defines embryonic stem cells?
- Ability to differentiate into all three germ layers
- Found in adult tissues
- Ability to self-divide and generate progeny cells
- Ability to differentiate into all cell types of an organism (correct)
What is the term for the ability of a cell to differentiate into various cell types?
What is the term for the ability of a cell to differentiate into various cell types?
- Totipotency
- Pluripotency
- Transdifferentiation
- Potency (correct)
What is the name of the process by which adult cells are reprogrammed into a pluripotent state?
What is the name of the process by which adult cells are reprogrammed into a pluripotent state?
- Stem cell differentiation
- Transdifferentiation
- Epigenetic modification
- Induced pluripotency (correct)
What is the term for the direct conversion of one cell type into another?
What is the term for the direct conversion of one cell type into another?
What is the term for the ability of a cell to differentiate into all three germ layers?
What is the term for the ability of a cell to differentiate into all three germ layers?
Where are adult stem cells typically found?
Where are adult stem cells typically found?
What is the term for the ability of a cell to differentiate into all cell types of an organism?
What is the term for the ability of a cell to differentiate into all cell types of an organism?
What is the name of the process by which the gene expression of a cell is modified?
What is the name of the process by which the gene expression of a cell is modified?
What is the term for stem cells that are derived from early embryos?
What is the term for stem cells that are derived from early embryos?
What is the term for the process by which stem cells generate progeny cells?
What is the term for the process by which stem cells generate progeny cells?
