Look up: totipotent

1. Totipotent
   Totipotent: Having unlimited capability. A totipotent cell has the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development begins when a sperm fertilizes an egg and creates a single totipotent cell. In the first hours after fertilization, this cell divides into identical totipotent cells. Approximate...
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2. totipotent
   Capable of giving rise to all types of differentiated cell found in that organism. A single totipotent cell could, by division, reproduce the whole organism.
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3. totipotent
   <embryology> Capable of giving rise to all types of differentiated cell found in that organism. A single totipotent cell could, by division, reproduce the whole organism. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
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4. totipotent
   adjective having the ability to give rise to unlike cells; `embryonic stem cells are totipotent`
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5. totipotent
   totipotent, totipotence 1. With reference to a cell or part, having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli. 2. The ability of a cell to differentiate into a complete organism or into any other related cell. 3. The ability of a cell, suc...
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6. totipotent
   Type: Term Pronunciation: tō-tip′ŏ-tĕnt, tō′ti-pō-ten′shăl Definitions: 1. Relating to totipotency.
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7. totipotent
   Having to do with cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body.
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