Therefore, in order for a particular tissue to stay the same size, its rates of cell death and cell division must remain in balance. A variety of factors can trigger cell death in a tissue.
When cells express specific genes that characterise a certain type of cell we say that a cell has become differentiated. Once a cell becomes differentiated it only expresses the genes that produce ...
The nucleus of a germline stem cell undergoes two divisions, firstly separating homologous chromosomes and secondly separating chromatids. Haploid gametes contain 23 single chromosomes.
Mitochondria, crucial cellular organelles, are not only the primary sites of ATP synthesis via oxidative phosphorylation but also central to numerous other cellular functions including regulation of ...