Question

The living differentiated cells that by now have lost the capacity to divide can regain the capacity of division under certain conditions. This phenomenon is termed as

Answer 1

Dedifferentiation is the process in which a cell regains its capacity to divide and loses the function it possessed after differentiation.

For instance, during a plant's secondary growth, fully differentiated permanent tissues form the vascular cambium and cork cambium (meristems) by dedifferentiation.