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Definition of Totipotency

1. Noun. The ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part. "Animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development"

Definition of Totipotency

1. Noun. (biology) The ability of a cell to produce differentiated cells upon division ¹

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Definition of Totipotency

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Medical Definition of Totipotency

1. The ability of a cell or nucleus to develop into any type of specialised cell or nucleus, i.e., the ability of a single cell to develop and differentiate into a complete organism. (12 Jan 1998)

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