Dedifferentiation vs. Redifferentiation

Dedifferentiationnoun

The loss or reversal of differentiation.

Dedifferentiationnoun

(biology) The biological process whereby cells revert from a specialized function to a simpler or less specialized form.

Dedifferentiationnoun

the loss of specialization in form or function

Dedifferentiation

Dedifferentiation (pronounced dē-ˌdi-fə-ˌren-chē-ˈā-shən) is a transient process by which cells become less specialized and return to an earlier cell state within the same lineage. This suggests an increase in a cell potency, meaning that after dedifferentiation, cells may possess an ability to redifferentiate into more cell types than it did before.

Redifferentiationnoun

A second or subsequent differentiation