Cells in Your Kidneys Produce Different Proteins and Carry Out

question 106

Multiple Choice

Cells in your kidneys produce different proteins and carry out different tasks than cells in your brain.How is that possible?

• A) Kidney and brain cells have completely different DNA.
• B) Kidney and brain cells have some DNA that's the same and some that's different.
• C) Kidney and brain cells have the same DNA but use different genes.
• D) Kidney cells have Mom's DNA,but brain cells have Dad's DNA.
• E) Kidney cells use only some of the genes in the DNA,but brain cells use all of the genes.

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