totipotency

Definitions of totipotency
  1. noun
    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”
    synonyms: totipotence
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    type of:
    ability
    the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
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