What is the difference between embryonic development and differentiation?

What is the difference between embryonic development and differentiation?


a) Development and differentiation are really two words for the same thing.
b) Development involves meiosis; differentiation involves the creation of the three germ layers.
c) Development involves mitosis and embryonic growth; differentiation involves specialization of tissues.
d) Development involves the events just before birth; differentiation specifically refers to neurulation.
e) Development involves the formation of three germ layers; differentiation includes the formation of a blastula.


Answer: c) Development involves mitosis and embryonic growth; differentiation involves specialization of tissues.


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