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Which is true about pluripotent and multipotent cells?(1 point)
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A multipotent cell can become many different types of specialized cell within a tissue or organ, but it is more limited than a pluripotent cell.
A multipotent cell can become many different types of specialized cell within a tissue or organ, but it is more limited than a pluripotent cell.

A multipotent cell can differentiate into any cell type within the body, but a pluripotent cell cannot.
A multipotent cell can differentiate into any cell type within the body, but a pluripotent cell cannot.

Multipotent cells make up most adult somatic cells, but they are not stem cells like pluripotent cells.
Multipotent cells make up most adult somatic cells, but they are not stem cells like pluripotent cells.

Both multipotent and pluripotent cells can differentiate into any cell type within the body, but only pluripotent cells can become extraembryonic.
Both multipotent and pluripotent cells can differentiate into any cell type within the body, but only pluripotent cells can become extraembryonic.
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A multipotent cell can become many different types of specialized cell within a tissue or organ, but it is more limited than a pluripotent cell.

Explanation: Pluripotent cells can give rise to nearly any cell type of the embryo (all three germ layers), while multipotent cells are restricted to a narrower range of related cell types (e.g., hematopoietic stem cells → blood cell lineages).