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totipotent
[ toh-tip-uh-tuhnt ]
adjective
Biology.
- (of a cell or part) having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli.
totipotent
/ əʊˈɪəəԳ /
adjective
- (of an animal cell) capable of differentiation and so forming a new individual, tissue, organ, etc
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Derived Forms
- ٴˈپdzٱԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ٴ·پo·ٱ· noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of totipotent1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of totipotent1
C20: from Latin ōٳܲ entire + potent 1
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Example Sentences
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Artificial regulation of such totipotent cells through plant tissue culture is widely used for plant conservation, breeding, generation of GM species, and scientific research purposes.
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At the moment that a sperm penetrates an egg, that single-cell zygote is what is known as totipotent: It is pure potential.
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The apparently totipotent cells continued to proliferate at an exponential rate.
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For more on this totipotent term see "The Meaning of Hack".
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