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the cells that form from the first few divisions of a fertilized egg cell can develop into any cell in the human body or the placenta. what kind of stem cell are these​

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Answer: embryonic stem cells

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answer: totipotent

Totipotent cells can form all the cell types in a body, plus the extraembryonic, or placental, cells. Embryonic cells within the first couple of cell divisions after fertilization are the only cells that are totipotent.

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