Differentiation
Differentiation is the process during development whereby newly formed cells become more specialised and distinct from one another as they mature.
All cells of an organism share an identical genome – each cell contains the entire set of genetic instructions for that organism.
The activation of different instructions (genes) within a given cell by chemical signals will cause it to differentiate . It is an advantage for multicellular organisms as cells can differentiate to be more efficient unlike unicellular organisms who have to carry out all of the functions within one cell.
Differentiation is the process during development whereby newly formed cells become more specialised and distinct from one another as they mature.
All cells of an organism share an identical genome – each cell contains the entire set of genetic instructions for that organism.
The activation of different instructions (genes) within a given cell by chemical signals will cause it to differentiate . It is an advantage for multicellular organisms as cells can differentiate to be more efficient unlike unicellular organisms who have to carry out all of the functions within one cell.
Understanding:
1.1.U6: Differentiation involves the expression of some genes and not others in a cell’s genome.
Objective:
1.1.U6: Differentiation involves the expression of some genes and not others in a cell’s genome.
Objective:
- Describe the relationship between cell differentiation and gene expression.
Differentiation is the process during development whereby newly formed cells become more specialised and distinct from one another as they mature. All cells of an organism share an identical genome – each cell contains the entire set of genetic instructions for that organism. The activation of genes within a given cell by chemical signals will cause it to differentiate.