multipotency

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English

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Etymology

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From multi- +‎ potency.

Noun

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multipotency (countable and uncountable, plural multipotencies)

  1. (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
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