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totipotency
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The ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part
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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”
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Animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development
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