A muscle precursor cell expressing the MyoD1 gene would be considered to be
A)pluripotent.
B)determined.
C)differentiated.
D)totipotent.

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A muscle precursor cell expressing the MyoD1 gene is considered to be determined, as MyoD1 is a gene that plays a critical role in the determination of muscle cell fate. The cell has committed to the muscle cell lineage, but it is not yet fully differentiated into a functional muscle cell. Pluripotent cells have the potential to differentiate into multiple cell types, totipotent cells can differentiate into any cell type including extraembryonic tissues, and differentiated cells have already fully matured into their specialized cell type.

A Muscle Precursor Cell Expressing the MyoD1 Gene Would Be