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dedifferentiation definition

de·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion (dē dif′ər en′s̸hē ā′s̸hən)

noun

a reversal of cell development, esp. in plants, so that the differentiation that had occurred previously is lost and the cell becomes more generalized in structure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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