During the germinal period of prenatal development, some cells become part of the brain, some become part of the leg, and some become part of the stomach, etc. the term for this process is: select one:
a. duplication.
b. division.
c. differentiation.
d. specialization.

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During the germinal period of prenatal development, some cells become part of the brain, some become part of the leg, and some become part of the stomach, etc. the term for this process is: select one:
a. duplication.
b. division.
c. differentiation.
d. specialization.
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Differentiation in prenatal development is the process of growth and development in which embryonic cells become specialized and different tissue structures rise. Differentiation of the cells during this stage is crucial to the cell, tissue, organ, identity of the organism.