Cell Differentiation and Resulting Cell Types

Abstract

 Cells are the basic unit of all life, and have a variety of types, along with a variety of functions. They are all formed by the genome of a fertilized egg, and are derived from a less specialized cell in a process which can be referred to a cell differentiation. Multicellular organism are able to carry out this process. Following the fusion of two gametes (one from a mother one from a father) to form a zygote, the zygote quickly begins to differentiate into many different cells. This process also happens with adult stem cells where the stem cells divide into specialized daughter cells with different functions. There are even stem cells that can differentiate into any cell of the body and these are referred to as pluripotent cells. There are vast applications of these cells but also ethical issues have arose as a result as well. These cells have such a variety of uses because there is such a vast amount of cells in the body that they can differentiate into. We will be going through the categories of these cells and their functions within the body.