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5: Medicinal Biotechnology

Students assess gene therapy, viral vectors, genome editing (ZFNs, TALENs, CRISPR), stem cells, iPSC therapies, CAR-T therapy, cancer gene therapy, and prime editing.

Match Stem Cell Potencies

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Match each of the following potencies of stem cells with their corresponding descriptions.
Note: Each choice will be used exactly once.

Your Choice Prompt
Drop Your Choice Here 1. pluripotent
Drop Your Choice Here 2. oligopotent
Drop Your Choice Here 3. totipotent
Drop Your Choice Here 4. multipotent
Drop Your Choice Here 5. unipotent

Drag one of the choices below:

  • A. can differentiate into only one type of cell; e.g., skin cells
  • B. can differentiate into only a few cells; e.g., lymphoid or myeloid stem cells
  • C. an undifferentiated cell that has the potential to differentiate into any of the 220 cell-types of the human body
  • D. can form all the cell types in a body, as well as the extraembryonic or placental cells
  • E. they are found in most body organs, where they replace diseased or aged cells
 

Stem Cell Potency Classification

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Which one of the following potencies of stem cells correspond to the description 'the capacity to develop into only one type of cell or tissue; e.g., epidermal stem cells'.