Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 19, Problem 2MCQ
What does pluripotent mean?
- a. Ability of a single cell to develop into an embryonic or adult stem cell.
- b. Ability of a stem cell to develop into many different cell types.
- c. A cell without MHC I and MHC II antigens.
- d. Ability of a single stem cell to heal different types of diseases
- e. e. Ability of an adult cell to become a stem cell.
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