Cell specialization or cell differentiation as the name indicates, is the process during which cells become specified to perform specific functions instead of generic function.
The first cell that is formed after union of egg and sperm is called as Zygote that is not specified to perform only one function. It has all the genetic data of an organism and can develop into any specific cell with time. Zygote is an specialized cell.
When zygote keeps dividing, after 5 days it becomes a mass or around 300 cells called blastocyst that have two main layers- an outer layer of trophoblast and inner layer of stem cells. These stem cells can be further specialized into any type or cells or an organism.
After a time span of around two weeks, stem cells or inner layer of blastocysts further splits into three layers, ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. Now mesoderm is the layer which is later specialized into heart or muscle or bone cells.
Heart cells are the excellent examples of specialized cells that give the heart an ability to pump blood and make our survival possible.
The enzyme maltase breaks down disaccharide maltose into simple sugar glucose, which is usable by the body. This glucose can now also be stored in the liver for future use.
This maltase does nor break down sugar sucrose because it is the sucrase enzyme that breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose.
Belief doesn’t have much role in science, except in the sense that nobody can check everything. But science is a set of methods for establishing knowledge that is as good a match as possible to the world we find ourselves in.
