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A-Level Biology OCR A

Cells Stem Specialised Characteristic Abilities Undergo Division Describe

Front Describe the characteristic abilities of stem cells compared to specialised cells.
Back Characteristic abilities of stem cells:
  • Stem cells are able to undergo cell division again and again indefinitely, specialised cells are not able to undergo cell division at all
  • They are able to differentiate into other cell types, specialised cells are not

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