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Which statement best describes embryonic stem cells?
Embryonic stem cells are capable of self-renewal only.
Embryonic stem cells are capable of differentiation only.
Embryonic stem cells are capable of self-renewal and limited differentiation.
Embryonic stem cells are capable of self-renewal and unlimited differentiation.

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Embryonic stem cells are capable of self-renewal and unlimited differentiation.

Explanation: ESCs are pluripotent — they can indefinitely self-renew in culture and differentiate into cell types of all three germ layers (many, essentially “unlimited,” embryonic lineages), unlike adult (multipotent) stem cells which have limited differentiation potential.