Stem cells; differentiation (Introduction)

by David Turell , Monday, May 06, 2013, 16:01 (4010 days ago)

How do they know how to create daughter cells that shift into various parts of the organism. Same DNA in all, different outcomes in differnt tissues and organs:-"The findings suggest that the information on the X and Y chromosomes that makes this division possible is primed during gametogenesis—the process of creating ovum or sperm cells—in the parents." (my bold)- Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-05-clues-stem-cells-kinds.html#jCp