Figure 1. SC Replication Can Give Rise to Daughter Cells That Retain the Properties of the SCs or Become Committed to Differentiate.

If the two daughter cells share the same fate, the preceding division is considered to be symmetric; while if one daughter cell retains SC capabilities and the other differentiates, the preceding mitotic event is considered to be asymmetric. Normal SCs are in blue and differentiated cells are depicted in red.