unipotent
/juˈnɪpətənt/
adjective
- Able to develop into only one type of cell or tissue; having a single developmental potential.
- A unipotent stem cell can only produce one kind of specialized cell, such as a skin cell.
- Unlike pluripotent cells, unipotent cells are limited in their ability to regenerate different tissues.
- Researchers study unipotent progenitor cells to understand how specific organs repair themselves.
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