An unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more different types of specialized cells, such as blood cells and nerve cells. Stem cells are present in embryos and in various tissues of adult organisms
a special kind of cell from an EMBRYO, FOETUS or adult, capable of renewing itself under certain conditions, and of becoming specialized cells that make up the different TISSUES and ORGANS of the body A stem cell remains largely undifferentiated and uncommitted to a specific function,
