Adult stem cells derived from fat cells have been used to develop muscle and nerve cells in the lab. How is this possible?

What will be an ideal response?


Because all cells contain all the genes, it is only a matter of deactivating the "fat" genes and activating the "muscle" or "nerve" genes.

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A) expressed. B) disease-causing. C) mutant. D) autosomal.

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Describe why allelic phase is a major obstacle in mapping human genes

What will be an ideal response?

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NADH and FADH2 are the products of:

a. decarboxylation reactions. b. oxidation-reduction reactions. c. glycolysis. d. formation of acetyl coenzyme A. e. chemiosmosis.

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Trypanosoma is a protistan parasite that causes ________ in humans

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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