Types of Stem Cells
What is another name for Pluripotent stem cells?
Embryonic stem cells
What tissue are multipotent stem cells found in?
Bone Marrow
What is the study of changes in gene expressions?
Epigenetics
Which type of stem cells are seen in the making of twins in the natural world?
Totipotent stem cells
Where are totipotent stem cells found?
After fertilization the egg splits into two organisms only matched by their DNA
Epigenetics can be influenced by a person's surroundings called what?
The environment
Two names for Multipotent stem cells
Adult stem cells and Somatic stem cells
These stem cells are found in developed tissues like skin and blood.
Adult stem cells
What type of medicine relies heavily on the use of stem cells?
Regenerative medicine
Who created Induced Pluripotent stem cells in a lab?
Shinya Yamanaka
Where are Totipotent stem cells found?
Zygote (fertilized egg)
Is epigenetics used in all cells in the body? True or False?
True
Pluripotent stem cells/ Induced Pluripotent stem cells
What structure are Pluripotent stem cells found in?
Blastocysts
Epigenetics turns genes on and off without changing what structure?
DNA sequence