Cell differentiation
What Cell differentiation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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As the embryo develops, cells become specialised for particular jobs, allowing a multicellular organism to carry out many different functions.
The process by which a cell becomes specialised for a particular job.
Topics that use Cell differentiation
- Cell differentiation (AQA GCSE)
- Meiosis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Animal and plant differences
- Cell specialisation
- Differentiation
- DNA replication
- Gamete formation
- Gametes
- Gene expression
- Genetic continuity
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