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.
Pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into cells of various tissues.
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.
induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell
induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell
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'.