In plants, most differentiated cells retain
A) only a tiny fraction of their original set of genes.
B) a complete set of their genes but lose the ability to express most of those genes.
C) a complete set of their genes and retain the ability to express those genes under certain circumstances.
D) the ability to dedifferentiate but then cannot return to their original differentiated state.
Answer: C
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