pluripotency

American  

[ploor-uh-poht-uhn-see] / ˌplʊər əˈpoʊt ən si /

noun

1. Biology. the fact or condition of being pluripotent.

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Other Word Forms

• pluripotence noun

Example Sentences

In the early stages of biological development, stem cells transition from a state of "pluripotency," which is the ability of an unspecialized cell to develop into any number of mature, specialized cell types based on the biological signals and inputs they receive along the way.

From Science Daily

Choanoflagellates are the closest living relatives of animals, and their genomes contain versions of the genes Sox and POU, known for driving pluripotency -- the cellular potential to develop into any cell type -- within mammalian stem cells.

From Science Daily

"Studying the ancient roots of these genetic tools lets us innovate with a clearer view of how pluripotency mechanisms can be tweaked or optimised," Dr Jauch said, noting that advancements could arise from experimenting with synthetic versions of these genes that might perform even better than native animal genes in certain contexts.

From Science Daily

"This work helps us to better understand naive pluripotency in primate cells," adds co-corresponding author Qiang Sun of CAS.

From Science Daily

"This research not only has implications for understanding naive pluripotency in other primates, including humans, but it also has relevant practical implications for genetic engineering and species conservation. Specifically, this work could help us to generate more precise monkey models for studying neurological diseases as well as for other biomedicine studies."

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