noun
totipotency
Biology term: the ability of a single cell to divide and produce all differentiated cells in an organism, including extraembryonic tissues.
受精卵は全能性を持つ細胞の代表例である。
A fertilized egg is a typical example of a cell with totipotency.
Compound of 全 (ぜん, 'all') + 能 (のう, 'ability') + 性 (せい, 'property'), literally 'all-ability property'. A modern scientific coinage corresponding to English 'totipotency'.