• Question: do stem cells contain genes ???

    Asked by 1998georgia to Hitesh, Hywel, Mae, Nik, Tiffany on 13 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Mae Woods

      Mae Woods answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      Yes they do!

      Have you ever used lego? You have the bricks and you can make different objects by assembling them differently.
      Cells in our body contain DNA. This DNA is like lego bricks for the cells. DNA is a big molecule that contains sections called genes. Different numbers and combinations of these genes make a cell look square or flat or sticky.

      A stem cell is a cell that is able to turn into a different type of cell and it does this by changing the genes that it is using.

    • Photo: Tiffany Taylor

      Tiffany Taylor answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      Yes, EVERY cell has DNA and as Mae has already said, genes are just parts of the DNA.

    • Photo: Hitesh Dave

      Hitesh Dave answered on 21 Jun 2012:

      Yes all the cells contain genetic material like DNA, genes etc..

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