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  2. Cellular differentiation - Wikipedia

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    Cellular differentiation is the process in which a stem cell changes from one type to a differentiated one. [2][3] Usually, the cell changes to a more specialized type. Differentiation happens multiple times during the development of a multicellular organism as it changes from a simple zygote to a complex system of tissues and cell types.

  3. Germ-Soma Differentiation - Wikipedia

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    Germ-Soma Differentiation is the process by which organisms develop distinct germline and somatic cells. The development of cell differentiation has been one of the critical aspects of the evolution of multicellularity and sexual reproduction in organisms. Multicellularity has evolved upwards of 25 times, [1] and due to this there is great ...

  4. Cell (biology) - Wikipedia

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    The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life. Every cell consists of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane; many cells contain organelles, each with a specific function. The term comes from the Latin word cellula meaning 'small room'. Most cells are only visible under a microscope.

  5. Cell theory - Wikipedia

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    In biology, cell theory is a scientific theory first formulated in the mid-nineteenth century, that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells. Cells are the basic unit of structure in all living organisms and also the basic unit ...

  6. Notch signaling pathway - Wikipedia

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    Notch-mediated juxtacrine signal between adjacent cells. Notch signaling steps. The Notch signaling pathway is a highly conserved cell signaling system present in most animals. [1] Mammals possess four different notch receptors, referred to as NOTCH1, NOTCH2, NOTCH3, and NOTCH4. [2] The notch receptor is a single-pass transmembrane receptor ...

  7. Cell fate determination - Wikipedia

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    Within the field of developmental biology, one goal is to understand how a particular cell develops into a final cell type, known as fate determination. Within an embryo, several processes play out at the cellular and tissue level to create an organism. These processes include cell proliferation, differentiation, cellular movement [1] and ...

  8. Developmental biology - Wikipedia

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    Biology. Developmental biology is the study of the process by which animals and plants grow and develop. Developmental biology also encompasses the biology of regeneration, asexual reproduction, metamorphosis, and the growth and differentiation of stem cells in the adult organism.

  9. Cell biology - Wikipedia

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    Category. v. t. e. Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. [1][2] All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living and functioning of organisms. [3] Cell biology is the study of the structural ...