what is differentiation?

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what is differentiation

Answer 1

Cellular DIFFERENTIATION is a concept from developmental biology describing the process by which cells acquire a "type". The morphology of a cell may change dramatically during differentiation, but the genetic material remains the same, with few exceptions. A cell that is able to differentiate into many cell types is known as pluripotent. These cells are called stem cells in animals and meristematic cells in higher plants. A cell that is able to differentiate into all cell types is known as totipotent. In mammals, only the zygote and early embryonic cells are totipotent, while in plants, many differentiated cells can become totipotent with simple laboratory techniques.

Evolutionary DIFFERENTIATION is the gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.

Answer 2

A cell that is able to differentiate into many cell types is known as pluripotent. These cells are called stem cells in animals and meristematic cells in higher plants. A cell that is able to differentiate into all cell types is known as totipotent. In mammals, only the zygote and early embryonic cells are totipotent, while in plants, many differentiated cells can become totipotent with simple laboratory techniques.

In most multicellular organisms, not all cells are alike. For example, cells that make up the human skin are different from cells that make up the inner organs. Yet, all of the different cell types in the human body are all derived from a single fertilized egg cell through differentiation. Differentiation is the process by which an unspecialized cell becomes specialized into one of the many cells that make up the body, such as a heart, liver, or muscle cell. During differentiation, certain genes are turned on, or become activated, while other genes are switched off, or inactivated. This process is intricately regulated. As a result, a differentiated cell will develop specific structures and perform certain functions.

Differentiation can involve changes in numerous aspects of cell physiology; size, shape, polarity, metabolic activity, responsiveness to signals, and gene expression profiles can all change during differentiation.

Answer 3

A cell that is able to differentiate into many cell types is known as pluripotent. These cells are called stem cells in animals and meristematic cells in higher plants. A cell that is able to differentiate into all cell types is known as totipotent

Answer 4

Just differentiate the whole thing I think the equation your looking at is; 5x^3 + x^2*y - x * y^3 = 2 Differentiate to get 15 * x^2 * dx + 2 * x * y * dx + x^2 * dy - y^3 * dx - 3 * x * y^2 * dy = 0 divide by dx and collect like terms (x^2 - 3xy^2) * (dy/dx) = (y^3 -15x^2 -2xy) dy/dx = (y^3 -15x^2 -2xy)/(x^2 - 3xy^2) and your done

Answer 5

differentiation means maturation of certain plant tissues from their meristemetic state to perform specialised functions.
differentiated tissues get pushed away from meristemetic regions and stop growing .

Answer 6

1. a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
2. the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
3. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

Answer 7

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+differentiation

Basically, it is when stem cells become specialized, I.E. skin cells, or heart cells, or tissue, or muscle, etc.

They "differentiate" from one another.

Hope this helps!

Answer 8

It is a process by which meristematic cells or the cells of the early embryo become specialized to perform a function.

Answer 9

the ability to sort out things----to separate things -example. to differentiate good from evil. -discernment.

Answer 10

the derivative of some function