Bipotentiality

/ˌbaɪpəˌtenʃiˈælɪti/ noun

The quality or state of having the potential to develop or differentiate in two different ways, especially in cell biology and embryology.

From bi- (two) + potentiality (Latin potentia, power). This term emerged in 20th-century developmental biology to describe cells with two possible developmental pathways.

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