embryonic stem cells
What embryonic stem cells means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
Cells isolated from early blastocysts that are pluripotent and carry ethical considerations or immune rejection risks.
Stem cells found in early mammalian embryos (blastocysts).
Topics that use embryonic stem cells
- Supplying the cell (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Active transport
- adult stem cells
- cell cycle
- Cell differentiation
- development and growth
- Diffusion
- division of labour
- DNA replication
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