Potency of Stem Cells

• Totipotent Stem Cells (Zygote + first 2 divisions)

• -Can form placenta, embryo, and any cell of the body.

• Pluripotent (Embryonic Stem Cells)

• -Can form any cell of the body but can not form placenta, hence no embryo.

• Multipotent (Adult stem cells)

• • -Can from limited type of cells