Multiple choice

Pluripotent cells inside the blastocyst do NOT have the ability to

  1. develop into most cell types

  2. form tissues surrounding the embryo

  3. develop into embryonic stem cells
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pluripotent cells can differentiate into nearly all cell types of the body, but they cannot form the extraembryonic tissues that surround and support the embryo. Totipotent cells, on the other hand, have the ability to form both the embryo and these extraembryonic tissues.

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