Dental Admissions Test (DAT) Practice Test

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What is the process by which embryonic cells begin to differentiate into their final cell types during development called?

Myosin
Animalia
Morula
Induction

The correct answer is: Induction

During the development process, embryonic cells go through a process called induction which determines what type of cell they will become. The incorrect options, including myosin, animalia, and morula, do not accurately describe the process of cell differentiation. Myosin is a protein involved in muscle contraction and animalia is a classification of organisms, neither of which explain the process of cell differentiation. Morula is an early stage in embryonic development before cell differentiation even occurs. In contrast, induction specifically refers to the process of one group of cells influencing the development of another group of cells, resulting in differentiation. Therefore, induction is the correct answer to the question.