Which of the following is characteristic to most protostomes?
A) The blastophore typically develops into the anus.
B) There is no blastophore.
C) The developmental fate of the embryonic cells tends to occur via indeterminate cleavage.
D) Cell division tends to be via spiral cleavage.
E) The blastophore typically develops into the brain.

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Protostomes typically exhibit spiral cleavage during embryonic development, where cells divide in a spiral pattern. This is a distinguishing characteristic of many protostomes, contrasting with the radial cleavage seen in deuterostomes.

Which of the Following Is Characteristic to Most Protostomes