Gene Expression and Cell Specialization

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

All cells in a multicellular organism share the same genome. Cells differ in function because of

  • A

    Different chromosome numbers maintained in each specialized cell type

  • B

    Different genomes inherited by each tissue type during development

  • C

    Differential gene expression — different sets of genes are turned on/off

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  • D

    Different DNA sequences arising in each tissue through somatic mutation

Explanation

Tissue identity is determined by which genes are expressed, not by genome differences.

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