Differentiation and Development 2

Stem cells and differentiation

  • Totipotent

    • Potential to become any cell type or cell of extraembryonic membranes. But are only the first 4 cells of the fertilized egg

  • Pluripotent

    • True stem cells with potential to make any cell in the body

    1. Embryonic stem cells
    2. Embryonic germ cells
    3. Embryonic carcinoma cells

  • Multipotent

    • Differentiate into a limited number of cell types

    Also present in the adult

  • Unipotent

    • Give rise to only a single differentiated cell type

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