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unipotent

American  
[yoo-nip-uh-tuhnt] / yuˈnɪp ə tənt /

adjective

Biology.
  1. (of cells) capable of developing into only one type of cell or tissue.


Etymology

Origin of unipotent

uni- + potent 1

Example Sentences

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Identification of unipotent megakaryocyte progenitors in human hematopoiesis.

From Nature • Jan. 23, 2018

In a classical view of hematopoiesis, the various blood cell lineages arise via a hierarchical scheme starting with multipotent stem cells that become increasingly restricted in their differentiation potential through oligopotent and then unipotent progenitors.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2016

Oligopotent progenitors were only a negligible component of the human blood hierarchy in BM, leading to the inference that multipotent cells differentiate into unipotent cells directly by adulthood.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2016

Instead, only two progenitor classes predominate, multipotent and unipotent, with Er-Mk lineages emerging from multipotent cells.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2016

In contrast, a unipotent cell is fully specialized and can only reproduce to generate more of its own specific cell type.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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