Undifferentiated
What Undifferentiated means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Undifferentiated
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Reference: AQA
Having not yet switched on the particular genes that give a cell its job, so having no special shape or chemistry for one task.
Topics that use Undifferentiated
- Stem cells (AQA GCSE)
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