alleryThe property by which a single embryonic stem cell can transform into any of the many cell types of the body is called:
APleuripotency
BDifferentiation
CFertilisation
DExcretion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pleuripotency
1. Embryonic stem cells are parent cells of all human cell types.
2. Their ability to become any desired cell type is named pleuripotency.
3. Differentiation is the act of becoming specialised, not the underlying potential; fertilisation and excretion are unrelated processes.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 8 "Cell Biology and Biotechnology", p.98_
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