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During human development, certain cells of the blastocyst can develop into

any cells of the human body, but not into cells of the placenta. What kind of
stem cells are these?
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A. Multipotent stem cells
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B. Pluripotent stem cells
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C. Unipotent stem cells
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D. Totipotent stem cells

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Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they can give rise to every cell type in the fully formed body, but not the placenta and umbilical cord. ... Human embryonic stem cells have been derived primarily from blastocysts created by in vitro fertilization (IVF) for assisted reproduction that were no longer needed

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