Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

cell dedifferentiation

Term ID
GO:0043697
Synonyms
Definition
The process in which a specialized cell loses the structural or functional features that characterize it in the mature organism, or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. Under certain conditions, these cells can revert back to the features of the stem cells that were their ancestors.
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Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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