Final answer:
An adult hematopoietic stem cell in the bone marrow can produce red blood cells, but will not produce epidermal cells, does not become terminally differentiated after a few cell divisions, and does not express the same transcription factors as those in an unfertilized egg.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question relates to the characteristics and capabilities of adult hematopoietic stem cells found in the bone marrow. These stem cells are crucial for the process of hemopoiesis, the formation of blood cellular components.
An adult hematopoietic stem cell found in the bone marrow: b. can produce red blood cells. These stem cells are multipotent, which means they have the potential to differentiate into different types of cells within a given cell lineage, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. They are not able to produce epidermal cells like keratinocytes, which are derived from epithelial stem cells, and they do not express all the same transcription factors as those found in an unfertilized egg.
Over time, hematopoietic stem cells can become terminally differentiated cells, such as the erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes. They continuously divide, with one cell remaining a stem cell and the other specializing further, but they do so continually over the lifespan to replenish blood cells—unlike terminal differentiation after just a few rounds of cell division.