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Many animal species share these similarities in early development. Yet, the stage at which the individual cells of the embryo lose their totipotency can vary considerably among these species.

a. What does it mean to say that a cell is totipotent?

b. What factors can affect the point at which a cell loses its totipotency—that is, when its fate becomes determined?
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