cytodifferentiation

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cytodifferentiation /cy·to·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion/ (si″to-dif″ĕ-ren″she-a´shun) the development of specialized structures and functions in embryonic cells.

cytodifferentiation

[-dif′əren′shē·ā′shən]

Etymology: Gk, kytos + L, differentia, difference

1 a process by which embryonic cells acquire biochemical and morphologic properties essential for specialization and diversification.

2 the total and gradual transformation from an undifferentiated to a fully differentiated state.

cytodifferentiation [si″to-dif″er-en″she-a´shun]

the development of specialized structures and functions in embryonic cells.

cytodifferentiation

the development of specialized structures and functions in embryonic cells.

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