What does pluripotent mean?

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What does pluripotent mean? What does unipotent mean? What does totipotent mean?

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BISC150 Midterm 2   L10: Stem Cells   Stem Cells VS Regular Cells      Stem cells are specifically unspecialized pool of cells used to divide          o Divide into two cells: one daughter cell, one stem cell       Used for self-renewal, capable of dividing into any type of specialized       cell          o Ex: can be divided into skin cells, liver cells, etc   Terminology      Totipotent: specialize to anything (zygote, fertilized egg)      Pluripotent: specialize into almost anything (umbilical and placental)       Multipotent: can specialize to many types (adult cells)      Unipotent: specialize to one cell (adult cells)   Sources of Stem Cells      Adult stem cells (unipotent + multipotent)          o Aren’t as versatile as embry

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