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totipotent
[toh-tip-uh-tuhnt]
adjective
(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
Other 51Թ Forms
- totipotency noun
- ٴˈپdzٱԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of totipotent1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of totipotent1
Example Sentences
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.
At the moment that a sperm penetrates an egg, that single-cell zygote is what is known as totipotent: It is pure potential.
The apparently totipotent cells continued to proliferate at an exponential rate.
For more on this totipotent term see "The Meaning of Hack".
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