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What genes are turned on in a nerve cell?

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During neurogenesis, some genes including those specific to neurons need to be switched on while other non-neuronal genes need to be switched off. The “off-switch” is particularly important when neurons are generated by conversion from skin cells, which sometimes happens in animals.

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