The process by which uncommitted cells become committed, specialized, and functional is called ________.

A) cytokinesis
B) differentiation
C) mitosis
D) synthesis
E) cleavage

Differentiation

The process by which cells become specialized in structure and function.

Mitosis

Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Cleavage

A cellular division process in early animal embryo development, where the zygote undergoes multiple cell divisions without growth, leading to a multicellular stage.