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What do totipotent stem cells have the ability to differentiate into?

  1. Only muscle tissues

  2. Human tissues without organs

  3. All types of human tissues

  4. Non-human tissues

The correct answer is: All types of human tissues

Totipotent stem cells are defined as cells that are capable of giving rise to all types of cells in an organism. This means that they have the ability to differentiate into all types of human tissues. Option A, B, and D are incorrect because they either limit the potential of totipotent stem cells to differentiate into only specific types of tissues or they include non-human tissues, which is not a characteristic of totipotent stem cells. This makes option C the correct answer.