totipotency (redirected from Totipotent stem cells)

totipotency /to·ti·po·ten·cy/ (to?ti-po´ten-se) the ability to differentiate along any line or into any type of cell.totip´otenttotipoten´tial

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to·tip·o·ten·cy (t-tp-tn-s, tt-ptn-s) or to·tip·o·tence (t-tp-tns, tt-ptns)

n.

The ability of a cell, such as an egg, to give rise to unlike cells and to develop into or generate a new organism or part.

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to·tipo·tent adj.

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totipotency (tōˈ·ti·pōˑ·ten·sē),

n ability of a cell, specifically a zygote, to develop and differentiate into a complete organism or to regenerate a body part. Also called
totipotence.