INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
DIFFERENTIATED CELL
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Question
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In multicellular organisms, adult/somatic (body) cells have different structures and functions because ____
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all cells have different DNA
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different cell types are inherited from parents
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different genes have been activated (turned on)
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none of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Different cells in a multicellular organism may express very different sets of genes, even though they contain the same DNA. The set of genes expressed in a cell determines the set of proteins and functional RNAs it contains, giving it its unique properties.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, the expression of these genes is different for each cell because the genes not needed are.
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