(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from tha…
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Stem cell
an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)
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(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from tha…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology, Cell biology.blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology, Cell biology.(genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology, Cell biology.(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology, Cell biology.(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology.(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology.(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology.transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.
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a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.(Psychology) a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of their physique (somatot…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.The state of a daughter, or the conduct becoming a daughter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: undifferentiated, cell, daughter, cells, differentiate.
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