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Skin and nerve cells have different appearances and characteristics from each other, although they contain the same DNA. Why?

A) The DNA in nerve cells undergoes mutations making them different from the DNA in skin cells.
B) The genes in skin cells are transcribed but not translated as genes of nerve cells.
C) The genes expressed in skin cells may not be expressed in nerve cells and vice versa.

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Answer:

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Skin and nerve cells have different appearances and characteristics from each other, although they contain the same DNA because the genes expressed in inskin cells may not be expressed in nerve cells and vise versa.

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