BabelNet

bn:00027038n

Noun Concept

Categories: Developmental biology, Ecology, Induced stem cells, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Cellular processes

specialization specialisation differentiation cellular dedifferentiation dedifferentiation

(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function WordNet 3.0

Definitions

Examples

Relations

Sources

(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The development of cells so that they are capable of performing specialized functions in the organs and tissues of the organisms to which they belong. OmegaWiki

A process in which a differentiated cell reverts to an earlier developmental stage. OmegaWiki

The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function. Wiktionary

Biology: adaptation. Wiktionary (translation)

Cell differentiation in the developing embryo WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

IS A

HAS KIND

CATEGORY DOMAIN

DERIVATION

USAGE DOMAIN

Australian English orthography

British English orthography

American English orthography

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

specialization, specialisation, differentiation

Wiktionary

specialization

OmegaWiki

cellular dedifferentiation, dedifferentiation, differentiation

Wikipedia Redirections

differentiation (biology), generalist (biology), Specialisation (biology), specialization (biology)