Adjective
having the ability to give rise to unlike cells
Source: WordNetembryonic stem cells are totipotent Source: Internet
Chapter: "Nervous System Development" in "Epigenetics," by Benedikt Hallgrimsson and Brian Hall Unlike animals, plant cells do not terminally differentiate, remaining totipotent with the ability to give rise to a new individual plant. Source: Internet
Epigenesis in the context of biology refers to the differentiation of cells from their initial totipotent state in embryonic development. Source: Internet