Cell fate

Cell fate refers to the developmental path a cell will follow—essentially, what type of cell it will become and what role it will play in the body.

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Cell fate refers to the developmental path a cell will follow—essentially, what type of cell it will become and what role it will play in the body. During development, cells that start out looking virtually identical gradually specialize into the roughly 200 different cell types found in humans, from neurons to mu…

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