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multipotency
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Etymology
Noun
multipotency (countable and uncountable, plural multipotencies)
- (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- Synonyms: multipotential, multipotentiality
- Coordinate terms: pluripotency, pluripotentiality; totipotency, oligopotency, unipotency
Related terms
- multipotent (adjective)
See also
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