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Differentiate between totipotent and pluripotent stem cells.

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Totipotent stem cells are capable of giving rise to any part of the body. They are highly undifferentiated. For example the meristematic cells in plants and the zygote in humans.
Pleuripotent cells can give rise to specific body organs, for example, the embryonic cells in humans.

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