Plant and animal development share a number of features, but differ in major ways as well. Which of the following best summarizes the similarities between the two forms of development?
A) Both plants and animals develop from a process of single fertilization.
B) Both plants and animals produce specialized tissues through irreversible processes of determination and differentiation.
C) Both plants and animals produce gametes via meiosis followed by mitosis of haploid cells.
D) Both plant and animal development depend on precise control of gene expression in time and in space.
Answer: D
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