Question 13 of 18intermediate🔧 ApplyMCQ1 mark

Which of the following cells is a multipotent cell?

Exercise: EXERCISES | Q: 14 | (Page 21)
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Explanation

Option (C) HSC is correct because the textbook explicitly states that 'multipotent hematopoietic (adult) stem cells can develop into various types of blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.' HSC stands for Hematopoietic Stem Cells, which are multipotent cells capable of differentiating into a closely related family of blood cells. Options (A) T-cell, (B) B-cell, and (D) Monocytes are all differentiated blood cells (types of white blood cells), not stem cells. They are the products of differentiation from multipotent stem cells, not multipotent cells themselves.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify that multipotent cells can differentiate into a closely related family of cells within a specific cell lineage.

  2. Step 2: Note that the textbook example states 'multipotent hematopoietic (adult) stem cells can develop into various types of blood cells.'

  3. Step 3: Recognize that HSC (Hematopoietic Stem Cells) matches this description of multipotent stem cells.

  4. Step 4: Eliminate T-cells, B-cells, and Monocytes as they are differentiated blood cells, not stem cells with multipotent properties.

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