Stem Cells Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• differentiate: the process whereby cells become specialised for a particular function
• embryonicstemcells: stem cells taken from unused fertilised eggs after ivf treatment
• mitosis: part of the cell cycle where chromosomes are separated
• gene: a section of dna that codes for a protein, which results in a characteristic
• specialised: a description for a cell which is adapted to carry out a specific function
• multipotent: a type of stem cell that can form a limited number of cell types
• totipotent: a type of stem cell that can mature into any type of body cell and cells of the placenta
• pluripotent: a type of stem cell that can mature into any type of body cell but not cells of the placenta
• unipotent: a type of stem cell that can only mature into one type of body cell