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Which best contrasts self-renewal and differentiation?

Only differentiation is a process that results from stem cell division.
Only differentiation creates more of the same types of cells.
Only self-renewal creates more of the same types of cells.
Only self-renewal depends on gene expression.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Only self-renewal creates more of the same types of cells."

Explanation: Self-renewal produces daughter cells that retain stem-cell identity (more of the same), whereas differentiation produces progeny that become more specialized/different. Both processes involve gene expression changes.