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PLEASE HELP: Why is a bone cell and a nerve cell different in structure and function if they have identical DNA?
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PLEASE HELP: Why is a bone cell and a nerve cell different in structure and function if they have identical DNA?

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The reason is that each cell uses the genes that it has differently. All cells have the same set of genes but it is up to the individual cell whether each gene is turned on or off.
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