BRAINCAKEStem Cell Potency
Totipotent stem cells can differentiate into any type of cells. In humans, cells from the first three divisions can differentiate into any of the 216 cell types.
After the third division the cells lose their ability to differentiate into extra-embryonic tissue such as the amnion, placenta and umbilicus.
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