to·tip·o·ten·cy (tō-tĭp

ə-tən-sē, tō

tĭ-pōt

n-sē) also
to·tip·o·tence (tō-tĭp

ə-təns, tō

tĭ-pōt

ns)
n. pl. to·tip·o·ten·cies, also
to·tip·o·ten·cesThe 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.
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