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Totipotent

Definition

adjective

Having the ability to differentiate into all cell types.


Supplement

For example, the zygote and early embryonic cells are totipotent since they can differentiate into any cell type during development.


Word origin: toti- » from Latin tōtus, entire + - potent, have power, to be able.
Related forms: totipotency (noun)

Compare: unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent.
See also: potent.

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Stem and Progenitor Cell Questions

I shall try to answer. 1. Stem cells are totipotent in that they can be made to be any cell in the organism. Totipotent cells have not been differentiated to a specific lineage. Progenitor cells are a step towards being differentitated in that ...

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by kolean
Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:08 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Stem and Progenitor Cell Questions
Replies: 2
Views: 29

Re: Odd mechanism for cancer

... cell uses these parts that differ. If he stated that the cell does not have the ability to use all parts of the DNA to code for any given cell (totipotent), then this statment would have made sense. It may seem a trivial matter, but it has always been a sticking point for me that all cells have ...

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by biobill
Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:50 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Odd mechanism for cancer
Replies: 5
Views: 830

How can I isolate adult stem cells from circulation.

As far asI know it's still a problem for scientists too. can someone explain a bit about TOTIPOTENT & PLURIPOTENT stem cells?

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by Yasaman.herandy
Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:13 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: How can I isolate adult stem cells from circulation.
Replies: 1
Views: 1271

Help: Beginning of Human Life

thanks for the links. what in its makeup differentiates a totipotent cell from a non-totipotent cell?

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by scytale
Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:54 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Help: Beginning of Human Life
Replies: 10
Views: 1038

Reproduction...

Monozygotic twins occur when only one egg cell is fertilised, but shortly after fertilisation, while the cells are still totipotent, the zygote splits in half, generating two genetically identical individuals

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by MrMistery
Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:00 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Reproduction...
Replies: 9
Views: 1599
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