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Explain why the body cells of an organism can differ in structure and function, even though they all contain the same genetic information.

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All the cells in a person's body have the same DNA and the same genes. However, the difference between cells in different tissues and organs is that the "expression" of the genes differs between cells. Expression means that the message from the DNA is being copied and made into protein.
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