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undifferentiated cell

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undifferentiated cell
[undif′əren′shē·ā′tid]
Etymology: AS, un, not; L, differentia, difference, cella, storeroom
a cell that has not yet expressed signs of its future specific type.


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CARBON DIOXIDE CHANGES UNDIFFERENTIATED CELLS--When carbon dioxide is bubbled into a solution containing undifferentiated cells that have just begun to grow after egg fertilization, the cells become brain cells.
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