Process of conversion of cartilages to bones during development is called as

Assimilation

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Chondroid formation

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Ossification

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necrosis

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The correct option is C
Ossification

The baby skeleton has more bones and cartilages. During development many of these cartilages become bones by the process called ossification and some bones fuse to form a bigger bone reducing the number of bones to 206.

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