Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)

Key term for OCR GCSE Biology B, used in Stem Cell Ethics.

Definition

Adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to behave like embryonic stem cells, avoiding the ethical issue of embryo destruction.

Exam Context

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) appears in OCR GCSE Biology B revision content for Respiration and Growth, especially Stem Cell Ethics and Stem Cells in Medicine.

Respiration and Growth Stem Cell Ethics Stem Cells in Medicine

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Respiration and Growth

Stem Cells in Medicine

Stem Cell Ethics • Stem Cells in Medicine

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Related Key Terms

Adult stem cells (ASCs)Antigens Differentiation Embryonic stem cells (ESCs)

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