INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
DIFFERENTIATED CELL
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Question
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stem cells? They:
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ca differntiate.
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are unipotent.
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are unspecialised.
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can divide.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Stem cells are usually categorized as multipotent (able to give rise to multiple cells within a lineage), pluripotent (able to give rise to all cell types in an adult) and totipotent (able to give rise to all embryonic and adult lineages).
Detailed explanation-2: -The two defining characteristics of a stem cell are perpetual self-renewal and the ability to differentiate into a specialized adult cell type.
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