Capacity of a cell to differentiate into diverse lineages: (A) Transdifferentiation, (B) Dedifferentiation, (C) Metaplasia, (D) Developmental plasticity
Answer is A. 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.