bipotentiality
[bi″po-ten″she-al´ĭ-te] ability to develop or act in either of two different ways.
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bi·po·ten·ti·al·i·ty
(bī'pō-ten-shē-al'i-tē), Capability of differentiating along two developmental pathways. An example is the capacity of the gonad to develop into either an ovary or a testis.
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bipotentiality
(bī′pə-tĕn′shē-ăl′ĭ-tē)n.1. a. The capacity to act, function, or develop in either of two possible ways.
b. The capacity to function either as a male or a female.
2. The condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditism.
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bi·po·ten·ti·al·i·ty
(bī'pŏ-ten'shē-al'i-tē) Capability of differentiating along either of two developmental pathways. An example is the capacity of the primordial gonad to develop into either an ovary or a testis.
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