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The correct answer that would best complete the given statement above would be the last option: DIFFERENTIATION. The maturation of a cell for a specific function is called differentiation. Differentiation in biology, is when a cell transforms from one cell type to another. It occurs mostly in multicellular organisms.
Correct answer: D). Differentiation
Differentiation can be described as a process of development that changes a cell from undifferentiated state ( where cell does not serve any specific function) to a specialized state (also called differentiated state), which serves a specific function to the cell.
For example- formation of blood cells from hematopoietic stem cells.