Definition of dedifferentiation

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de·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion

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NOUN:
Biology

Regression of a specialized cell or tissue to a simpler, more embryonic, unspecialized form. Dedifferentiation may occur before the regeneration of appendages in plants and certain animals and in the development of some cancers.

OTHER FORMS:
dedif·fer·enti·ate(Verb)

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