How does a pluripotent cell differ from a unipotent or totipotent cell? What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: A pluripotent cell can make any type of cell in the body but cannot make a new individual.
Unipotent cells can only make a one cell type, while totipotent cells can make any cell type
or a new individual.
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