During development, some embryonic blood cells

A) differentiate into stem cells.
B) move out of the peripheral tissues and into circulation.
C) appear during the eighth week of development.
D) enter the circulation to differentiate further.
E) None of the answers are correct.


A) differentiate into stem cells.

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