When Stem Cells Divide, One Daughter Cell Remains a Stem

question 16

Essay

When stem cells divide, one daughter cell remains a stem cell. In human spermatogenesis, stem cells give rise to differentiated spermatogonia, which give rise to spermatocytes. Draw four rounds of mitosis for (a)a stem cell and (b)a spermatogonium to illustrate why this two-stage process is important for producing thousands of sperm per second from a much smaller number of stem cells.

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