totipotence
TotipotencyTotipotency
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Totipotency
More definitions
- the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part:totipotency
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtotipotent
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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