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After an embryo forms, it begins to produce new cells by mitosis. What type of cells form immediately after fertilization during the first few rounds of mitosis? (1 point)
multipotent cells
oligopotent cells
totipotent cells
pluripotent cells
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Totipotent cells.
Explanation: The early blastomeres produced by the first mitotic divisions of the zygote are totipotent — they can give rise to all embryonic and extraembryonic (placental) tissues.
Explanation: The early blastomeres produced by the first mitotic divisions of the zygote are totipotent — they can give rise to all embryonic and extraembryonic (placental) tissues.
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