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differentiation definition

dif·fer·en·tia·tion (-en′s̸hē ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a differentiating or being differentiated
  2. Biol. the modification of an organ, tissue, etc. in structure or function during development into a more specialized state
  3. Math. the working out of the differential or derivative

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differentiation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • induce: Briefly, target molecules will be used on bone marrow stem cells in tissue culture to induce specific appropriate differentiation.

Adjective modifier

  • epithelial: Levels are low in the induced metanephric mesenchyme, increase as the cells undergo epithelial differentiation, and attenuate as they mature ( Ref.

Modifies a noun

  • antigen: Proceedings of the fifth workshop and conference on white cell differentiation antigens, Boston, 1993 in leucocyte Typing V, Ed.

Noun used with modifier

  • vitro: The in vitro differentiation of a bi potential glial progenitor cell.

Preposition: in

  • vitro: Projects aims include determining markers of early embryonic viability and differentiation in vitro.

Preposition: of

  • cell: During acute virus infection, replication of the virus genome is linked strictly to the state of differentiation of the infected cell.
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