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What is Capacity of a cell to differentiate into diverse lineages and explain in detail?
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.