TOTIPOTENT


Meaning of TOTIPOTENT in English

[ təʊ'tɪpət(ə)nt ]

■ adjective Biology (of an immature or stem cell) capable of giving rise to any cell type or (of a blastomere) a complete embryo.

Derivatives

totipotency noun

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L. totus 'whole' + potent 1 .

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