Cell specialisation
What Cell specialisation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Specialised plant cells have shapes and features matched to their jobs, and comparing the three cell types shows how structure links to function.
Most animal cells become specialised for particular jobs at an early stage, while the organism is still an embryo.
Topics that use Cell specialisation
- Cell differentiation (AQA GCSE)
- Cell specialisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Differentiation
- Gene expression
- Adaptation
- Animal and plant differences
- Cell differentiation
- Cell specialisation and adaptation
- Meristem tissue
- Mitosis
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