noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
pluripotency; multipotency
Biological term referring to the ability of a stem cell to differentiate into multiple, but not all, cell types. Often used in the context of stem cell research.
多能性幹細胞は、様々な組織の細胞に分化できる。
Pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into cells of various tissues.
この研究では、細胞の多能性を
This research investigates methods to maintain cell pluripotency.
分化 (differentiation) is the process that pluripotent cells undergo; 多能性 describes the potential before differentiation.
Compound of 多 (many) + 能 (ability) + 性 (nature/quality), literally 'many-ability nature'. A modern scientific term, likely coined as a calque of English 'pluripotency' or German 'Pluripotenz'.