What changes do cells make during cellular differentiation?
~ cell undergo dramatic changes in protein synthesis ~changes a cell's size, shape, membrane potential, metabolic activity, and responsiveness to signals ~cell that is able to differentiate into all cell types, including the placental tissue, is known as totipotent
I guess,the main differences that happen during cellular differentiation is,some genes get more expressed,some gets silenced.that leads to variation in protein synthesis and the cell gets differentiated over time....
this flash animation should give help,i guess: http://outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/animations/preloaderStemCells.swf
also,this one: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/stemcells/scintro/
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