dedifferentiation

dedifferentiation
/dee dif'euh ren'shee ay"sheuhn/, n. Biol.
a process by which structures or behaviors that were specialized for a specific function lose their specialization and become simplified or generalized.
[1915-20; DE- + DIFFERENTIATION]

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