Is a fetus the equivalent of a skin cell?
Just a little something that wcforcier said in my debate 'what makes a human human?'.
Of course not. It's more. - Quantatively, 1 skin cell is 1 single cell, whereas a fetus is many more cells. - Qualitatively, both are human, but a fetus has more potential and is unique (the skin cell is from an existing human with his/her DNA, a fetus has its own unique DNA). Side: No
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If the foetus is around sixteen weeks old, it's more than a skin cell, because it has developed some brain tissue. However, if you're trying to be technical, a foetus is never a skin cell, in equivalence, because it is multicellular. A zygote is closer to a skin cell. Side: depends
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