Cell Differentiation
Cells are specialized to perform particular jobs or functions within multicellular organisms.
But how did they get that way? How do cells become specialized in the first place?
The process of becoming a specialized cell is called differentiation,
and it begins with a generic, "blank slate" called a stem cell.
But how did they get that way? How do cells become specialized in the first place?
The process of becoming a specialized cell is called differentiation,
and it begins with a generic, "blank slate" called a stem cell.
But consider what we know from Cell Theory:
- All living things are made of one or more cells.
- Cells are the most basic unit of life.
- All cells come from other cells.
You are a living things, meaning you're made of one or more cells. All your cells came from previously-existing cells. Yet, when you examine your body, you can