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GK QUESTION#3677

______ is the ability of a single cell to produce a fertile, adult individual.

  1. APluripotency
  2. BTotipotencyCorrect answer
  3. CCloning
  4. DMutation
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B. Totipotency

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Totipotency is the potential of a single cell to generate an entire organism in a suitable environment, including the embryonic and supporting extraembryonic lineages. Pluripotency alone does not confer the capacity to organize a complete fertile individual.

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