Embryonic stem cells growing in a lab dish are bathed in a "cocktail" of chemicals that cause them to specialize into branching networks of single-nucleated cells that pulsate in unison. This tissue is most likely

A. epithelial tissue.
B. cardiac muscle.
C. skeletal muscle.
D. smooth muscle.


Answer: B

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