Cell differentiation can be defined as
a. protein synthesis.
b. different cell lineages expressing different subsets of their genes during development.
c. all cell lineages expressing the same genes during development.
d. different cell lineages expressing all subsets of their genes during development.
e. different genomes present in different cell lineages.
ANSWER: b
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