Associations to the word «Totipotency»

Wiktionary

TOTIPOTENCY, noun. (biology) The ability of a cell to produce differentiated cells upon division

Dictionary definition

TOTIPOTENCY, noun. The ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part; "animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley