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totipotential

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totipotential [to″tĭ-po-ten´shal]
exhibiting totipotency; characterized by the ability to develop in any direction; said of cells that can give rise to cells of all types. adj., adj totipo´tent.

totipotential
exhibiting totipotency; characterized by the ability to develop in any direction; said of cells that can give rise to cells of all types.


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17) Proponents of the clonal theory, also called the divergence theory, hypothesize that a single totipotential stem cell differentiates into separate epithelial and mesenchymal components.
Functionally, there are three types of human stem cells: * Totipotential stem cells are seen in the first few hours after an egg is fertilized and can develop into any human cell type, including those needed for development of an embryo into a fetus.
The condition results from an unequal division of totipotential cells of a blastocyst with inclusion of the smaller cellular mass within the more mature embryo, which otherwise developes normally.
 
 
 
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