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Multipotent vs Totipotent - What's the difference?

multipotent | totipotent |

In biology terms the difference between multipotent and totipotent

is that multipotent is describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell while totipotent is exhibiting totipotency.

As adjectives the difference between multipotent and totipotent

is that multipotent is having the power to do many different things while totipotent is exhibiting totipotency.

multipotent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the power to do many different things
  • (biology) Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell

    • Related terms

    *multipotency

    totipotent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Exhibiting totipotency