How does the early development of the mouse differ from that of Caenorhabditis ?
A) Embryonic mouse cells commit to their ultimate fate earlier than do the cells of Caenorhabditis .
B) Early development of a mouse is regulative, while early development of Caenorhabditis is not.
C) Mouse cells require higher concentrations of nutrients than do the cells of Caenorhabditis .
D) Embryonic mouse cells differentiate much later than the cells of Caenorhabditis .
E) Embryonic development in the mouse is controlled by transcription factors, while Caenorhabditis is not.

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Early development in mice is regulative, meaning that the fate of cells is not determined early and can be influenced by their environment, whereas in Caenorhabditis, development is more deterministic with cell fates being specified early.

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