adult stem cells
What adult stem cells means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
Cells from mature tissues such as bone marrow that are multipotent and present fewer ethical objections and lower rejection risks if harvested from the patient.
Unspecialised cells found in tissues such as bone marrow that divide by mitosis and differentiate into a limited range of specialised cells.
Stem cells situated in specific mature tissues such as bone marrow, skin, and brain.
Topics that use adult stem cells
- Stem cells (AQA GCSE)
- Supplying the cell (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- meristems
- Active transport
- cell cycle
- Cell differentiation
- Cell nucleus transfer
- Clones
- Cloning
- Conservation
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