Stem Cells
Immediately after fertilization, the zygote and early morula possess this level of potency.
What is totipotent?
When a stem cell differentiates, it follows one of three pathways, such as this one, where it can become a neuron or skin cell.
What is the ectoderm line?
This procedure can be used to “clone” organisms by transplanting the nuclei of differentiated cells into existing egg cells.
What is somatic cell nuclear transfer?
Embryonic stem cells are collected during this stage of the embryo’s development.
What is the blastocyst?
Embryonic stem cells are able to differentiate into every type of cell in the body — all cells from the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm — and are also known as this.
What is pluripotent?