Totipotent stem cell/Definition

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Totipotent stem cell [r]: Single cells that have the potential to form an entire organism. They have the capacity to specialize into extraembryonic membranes and tissues, the embryo, and all postembryonic tissues and organs. (Medical Subject Headings)