Multiple choice

What cell has the ability to increase healing, replenish dying cells, and repair tissues?

  1. embryonic stem cell

  2. embryonic cell

  3. adult stem cell

  4. totipotent cell
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Adult stem cells reside in various tissues of the fully developed organism, where they function to maintain, repair, and replenish dying cells in those specific tissues. Embryonic stem cells and totipotent cells are found in early-stage embryos and do not naturally perform ongoing repair in an adult body.

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