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Cell Differentiation
How different cells form from same cell
Question | Answer |
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Red Blood Cell | Carries oxygen and nutrients to cells, and removes waste products from cells |
Bone Cell | Provides structure for the body |
Nerve Cell (neuron) | Maintains homeostasis by communicating throughout the body |
Sperm Cell | Carries father's DNA; purpose is reproduction |
Muscle Cell | Purpose is movement |
Cell Differentiation/Cell Specialization | Process that explains how different cells develop from the same fertilized egg |
All cells contain | The same DNA |
Stem Cell | Undifferentiated cells that have the potential to develop into any type of cell |
If all cells in an organism have the same DNA, how do different types of cells develop? | Different genes on the DNA are activated, creating cells with different structures and functions |
Epigenetics | The process that causes genes to be activated or turned off |
What does it mean when we say that a gene is expressed or turned on? | The protein that the gene codes for is produced. |