Definition of totipotency

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Definition of totipotency

  • the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part (noun)

    Examples

    1. animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development

    Synonyms

    1. totipotence

See definition of totipotency in Merriam Webster