<prompt> Capacity of a cell to differentiate into diverse lineagesTransdifferentiationDedifferentiationMetaplasiaDevelopmental plasticity  <response>: 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. 