Biology A-Level
pluripotent
What pluripotent means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of pluripotent
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Cells found in embryos that divide by mitosis and differentiate into almost any body cell, but not extra-embryonic tissues like the placenta.
Topics that use pluripotent
- Most of a cell’s DNA is not translated (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- cell specialisation
- cellular differentiation
- differentiation
- epigenetic silencing
- immune rejection and antigens
- induced pluripotency
- loss of potency
- promoter region
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