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to⋅tip⋅o⋅tent

  [toh-tip-uh-tuhnt]
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–adjective Biology.
(of a cell or part) having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli.
Origin:
1895–1900; toti- + potent

Related forms:
to⋅tip⋅o⋅ten⋅cy, noun
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to·tip·o·ten·cy   (tō-tĭp'ə-tən-sē, tō'tĭ-pōt'n-sē)   
n.   pl. to·tip·o·ten·cies also to·tip·o·ten·ces
The ability of a cell, such as an egg, to give rise to unlike cells and thus to develop into or generate a new organism or part.

[Latin tōtus, whole; see total + potency.]
to·tip'o·tent adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

totipotency

The ability of cells such as an embryonic stem cell to differentiate into any type of body cell. Plant cells are also totipotent, which helps to explain why a graft of a plant can generate a whole new individual out of just a small branch cutting.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: to·ti·po·ten·cy
Pronunciation: "tOt-&-'pOt-&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: ability of a cell or bodily part to generate or regenerate the whole organism

Main Entry: to·ti·po·tent
Pronunciation: tO-'tip-&t-&nt
Function: adjective
: capable of developing into a complete organism ordifferentiating into any of its cells or tissues <totipotent blastomeres>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

totipotency to·tip·o·ten·cy (tō-tĭp'ə-tən-sē, tō'tĭ-pōt'n-sē) or to·tip·o·tence (tō-tĭp'ə-təns, tō'tĭ-pōt'ns)
n.
The ability of a cell, such as an egg, to give rise to unlike cells and to develop into or generate a new organism or part.

to·tip'o·tent adj.

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