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Noun: totipotency
  1. 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"
    - totipotence

Derived forms: totipotencies

See also: totipotent

Type of: ability

Encyclopedia: Totipotency