Which of the following best demonstrates the relationships between the different developmental processes?

a. Cell differentiation is the major driver of the other developmental processes
b. Cell proliferation, on its own, can result in substantial changes to embryo shape
c. In the absence of induction, most of the other developmental processes would be severely impaired or not occur
d. Programmed cell death usually only occurs when needed to eliminate defective cells in an embryo


Ans: c. In the absence of induction, most of the other developmental processes would be severely impaired or not occur

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