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Responder, 

the cell or tissue being induced.

Cells of the responding tissue must have both 

A receptor protein for the inducing factor

The ability to respond to the signal

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

A stem cell retains the ability to divide and re-create itself while also having the ability to generate progeny capable of specializing into a more differentiated cell type. 

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Stem cells are sometimes referred to as “undifferentiated” due to this maintenance of proliferative properties. ted cell type. 

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Two types of Stem Cell division:

Symmetric cell division

Asymmetric cell division

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

If a stem cell divides symmetrically, have the ability to produce either two stem cells (increasing the stem cell pool by one) or two committed cells (decreasing the pool by one). This is called symmetrical renewing or symmetrical differentiating.

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology