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The mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function; A discrimination between things as dissimilar and distinct; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function.

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  • Briefly, target molecules will be used on bone marrow stem cells in tissue culture to induce specific appropriate differentiation.
  • Cell differentiation in the developing embryo
  • And that's why the term differentiation has acquired a negative connotation.
  • But rather because the students strive for some kind of differentiation from the majority.
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