dedifferentiate

• Verbo utilizado en biología para describir el proceso por el cual una célula especializada pierde sus características específicas y regresa a un estado más general, indiferenciado. También puede referirse a la pérdida de especialización en un sentido más amplio.

A verb used in biology to describe the process by which a specialized cell loses its specific characteristics and reverts to a more generalized, undifferentiated state.

1. Lose specialization in form or functionC2formalscientific

   To revert from a specialized state to a more general or primitive form or function, often used in biology to describe cells losing their specialized characteristics.

   Desdiferenciarse

   • In certain conditions, plant cells can dedifferentiate and form a callus.
   • The study showed that some cancer cells dedifferentiate to a more stem-like state.
   • Researchers observed that the tissue began to dedifferentiate after injury.

   Antónimosdifferentiatespecialize