Embryonic stem cells have the ability to become any cell type of the body. This capacity is termed ____.

A) differentiation
B) multidirectional
C) undifferentiated
D) pluripotency
E) genetically undefined

Pluripotency

The capability of a cell to develop into several different types of cells or tissues in the body.

Embryonic Stem Cells

Cells derived from the inner cell mass of an embryo, with the potential to develop into any type of cell in the body.

Differentiation

The process by which cells or tissues undergo a change towards a more specialized form or function, often in context of development.