An embryonic cell that has the potential to develop into a wide range of tissues is called a/an
A)differentiated cell.
B)multipotent cell.
C)pluripotent cell.
D)omnipotent cell.
E)totipotent cell.

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A pluripotent cell is capable of developing into many different types of tissues, but not all possible types of tissues as a totipotent cell could. Differentiated cells have already specialized into a certain type of tissue and are no longer pluripotent or totipotent. Multipotent cells have the potential to differentiate into a limited number of tissue types, while omnipotent cells do not exist in biology.

An Embryonic Cell That Has the Potential to Develop into a Wide