Is Cell Differentiation mitosis?

[rskhan29]

Ignore the title of the thread please.

Does anyone know if cell differentiation involves cell division? For example, when osteoblasts differentiate into osteocytes, is this considered to be cell division? Also, a few EK practice Qs state that leukocytes can't divide, but can't B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes differentiate into several other different types of cells? Wouldn't this also involve cell division?

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[AZFutureDoc]

No. This is specialization. Kind of similar to induction in an embryo, where a cell is told how to specialize. I don't think there's too much to know besides that.

 

[coffeebythelake]

Ignore the title of the thread please.

Does anyone know if cell differentiation involves cell division? For example, when osteoblasts differentiate into osteocytes, is this considered to be cell division? Also, a few EK practice Qs state that leukocytes can't divide, but can't B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes differentiate into several other different types of cells? Wouldn't this also involve cell division?

Cell differentiation does not require cell division. In your example of B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes, they can do both.