specialised cells
What specialised cells means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Cells that develop the structure needed for their function, such as muscle cells, nerve cells, red blood cells, xylem vessels and palisade mesophyll cells.
Cells that have developed particular structures and functions for a specific role.
Topics that use specialised cells
- Cell differentiation (AQA GCSE)
- Supplying the cell (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell differentiation
- division of labour
- Mitosis
- stem cells
- Active transport
- adult stem cells
- cell cycle
- Cell division and mitosis
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