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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: The difference between cell determination and cell differentiation and between nuclear equivalence and totipotency.

Introduction: A single cell undergoes cell divisions in order to develop into a multi-cellular organism. Cell determination is the process through which group of cells commit to specific patterns of gene activity. Cells then undergo differentiation and exhibit specific appearance and activities. A differentiated cell is committed to its fate irreversibly.

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