Stem cells are undifferentiated and unspecialised cells that through repeated cell division give rise to other cell types and have the potential to become differentiated
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What are the 3 types of stem cell?
Multipotent, pluripotent and totipotent.
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Define potency.
A measure of how many types of specialized cells a stem can make.
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What is a multipotent cell
A cell that can make multiple types of specialized cell, but not all.
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What does a pluripotent cell have the ability to do?
to make all types of specialized cell but cant make an entire organism.
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what is a totipotent cell?
a cell that gives rise to all types of specialized cell and can make an entire organism1
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What are the 3 types of stem cell?
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