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If all of your cells have the same complete set of DNA why do different cells in different proteins

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Why do we have different cells in our bodies if every cell has the same DNA?

The genome of a cell contains in its DNA sequence the information to make many thousands of different protein and RNA molecules. A cell typically expresses only a fraction of its genes, and the different types of cells in multicellular organisms arise because different sets of genes are expressed.