totipotent
totipotent
1. Describing differentiated plant cells that, when isolated, have the ability to develop into an entire new plant if provided with the suitable growing medium.
2. Describing embryonic cells at a stage before their fate is irreversibly determined, when they have the ability to develop into any differentiated cell given the appropriate stimulation.
1. Describing differentiated plant cells that, when isolated, have the ability to develop into an entire new plant if provided with the suitable growing medium.
2. Describing embryonic cells at a stage before their fate is irreversibly determined, when they have the ability to develop into any differentiated cell given the appropriate stimulation.
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