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1.2 Cell division

1.2 Cell division

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A patient has type 1 diabetes. Their pancreas does not produce enough insulin. Doctors plan to treat the patient using stem cells taken from a human embryo.

a.

Describe how the doctors would use the embryonic stem cells to treat this patient.

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b.

Suggest one reason why the patient may still need to take drugs after this treatment.

[1]
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1.2 Cell division Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /1.2 Cell division

63 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 1.2 Cell division, covering 1.2.1 Chromosomes, 1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle, and 1.2.3 Stem cells. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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