Question

tion to produce specialized daughter cells? See Section 21.1 (Page 420) . Would it be easier for an investigator to change the outcome of differentiation if a cell used cytoplasmic determinants or induction to produce specialized daughter cells? See Section 21.1 (Page 420) . Induction, because this could be easily changed by changing the cell's environment. Cytoplasmic determinants, since it is easy to change the composition of a cell's cytoplasm Induction, because it is easy to change the concentration of a cell's cytoplasm Cytoplasmic determinants, because these could be easily changed by changing the cell's environment.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Induction, because this could be easily changed by changing the cell's environment.

Cell differentiation (process by which cell becomes specialized) can be under the influence of many factors:

• Cytoplasmic influence because cytoplasm can influence and control the behaviour of nuclear genes.

• Embryonic induction-changing the cell environment

For example: if cells from one region of the embryo are transplanted to some other region that transplant will most likely differentiate according to the chemical regulators of the surrounding cells.  

• Proteins present in a cell influences its differentiation

• Cell-Cell interactions via cell-cell adhesion and signalling molecules.