Capacity of a cell to differentiate into diverse lineages
Transdifferentiation - irreversible conversion of cells from one differentiated cell type to another Dedifferentiation - reverse developmental process in which differentiated cells with specialized functions become undifferentiated progenitor cells Metaplasia - reversible transformation of one differentiated cell type to another differentiated cell type.
Transdifferentiation
Dedifferentiation
Metaplasia
Developmental plasticity
General pathology