cellular fate

New eukaryotic cells arise through cellular reproduction (proliferation).

A variety of potential fates and activities await freshly arisen cells:
● differentiation into cell lines versus retained pluripotentiality
● motility and migration in response to chemotactic signals
● participation in inflammatory and immune responses
● cellular growth and metabolic activities
● cellular survival versus apoptosis
● cellular cycling and reproduction
● cellular adhesion and signaling
● malignant transformation
● pathology and disease
● metastasis
● necrosis