Stem cells are cells that
A) are multipotent.
B) have a seemingly unlimited capacity to multiply.
C) are multipolar.
D) both a and B
E) both B and C

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Stem cells are characterized by their ability to both differentiate into various cell types (multipotency) and to self-renew, or divide and produce more stem cells without limit (seemingly unlimited capacity to multiply). Therefore, choices A and B are both true statements about stem cells. Choice C is not a characteristic of stem cells.

Stem Cells Are Cells That