Combined Science GCSE
Pluripotent
What Pluripotent means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Pluripotent
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Able to differentiate into almost any cell type, because the genes that make a cell specialised have not yet been switched on.
Topics that use Pluripotent
- Stem cells (AQA GCSE)
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