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Mention two characteristics of stem cells.

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The two important properties of stem cells that differentiate them from other cells are:
(i)Its ability to divide and give rise to more stem cells by self-renewal.
(ii)Its ability to give rise to specilised cells withspecific functions by the process of differentiation.
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