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Most normal cells are differentiated, that is, they have a specific appearance and function.
Different cells in the body do different things. Cancers derive from transformation of a single precursor cell which grows and divides to form a clone. All cells in the tumor clone usually share some particular features of the original precancer cell. Cancer cells often loose some of the specific characteristics that the cells of origin usually possess. This process is called dedifferentiation.