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TOTIPOTENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part
Example:
animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development
Synonyms:
totipotence; totipotency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("totipotency" is a kind of...):
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
Derivation:
totipotent (having the ability to give rise to unlike cells)
