Definition of "totipotency" []

• 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. (noun)

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• "Even today in various quarters, the discussions continue, with new embryological details like twinning and chimerization impinging upon the debate, and new conceptual questions arising from the intricate biology surrounding totipotency and pluripotency."
• "The early embryo retains its totipotency, he concluded."
• "Toscanini, Arturo totalitarianism totem totemism totem pole to the manner born totipotency touch and go"