Stem cells are
A) present in all parts of a mature plant.
B) likely to be present in animal tissues that do not regenerate.
C) totipotent in animals.
D) multipotent in animals.
E) found in just a few animal tissues.

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Stem cells in animals are generally multipotent, meaning they can differentiate into multiple cell types within a specific lineage or tissue type. They are not totipotent, as they cannot give rise to all cell types in an organism like plant stem cells can. Additionally, while stem cells can be found in a variety of animal tissues, they are not present in all tissues.

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