Just for my benifit, can you point out which of the definitions below apply to a zygote/totipotent cell?
Main Entry: identity I-!den-tu-tE
Pronunciation: \ ī-ˈden-tə-tē, ə-, -ˈde-nə- \
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural iden·ti·ties,
Etymology: Middle French identité, from Late Latin identitat-, identitas, probably from Latin identidem repeatedly, contraction of idem et idem, literally, same and same
Date: 1570
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1 a sameness of essential or generic character in different instances b. sameness in all that constitutes the objective reality of a thing : oneness
2 the distinguishing character or personality of an individual : individuality
b. the relation established by psychological identification
3. the condition of being the same with something described or asserted - establish the ∼ of stolen goods
4. an equation that is satisfied for all values of the symbols
5. identity element
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