Answer to Question #192692 in Cell Biology for taya

Question

can stem cells develop into gametes

Answer 1

Yes . Stem cells can develop into gametes.Two kinds of stem cells can be use as starting material for the generation of artificial gametes. They include;

(i)adult stem cells from both male and female gonads

(ii)pluripotent stem cells such as embryonic stem cell, obtained by in vitro derivation of the embryonic inner cell mass.