All Diploid Cells in an Organism Contain the Same DNA

question 14

Multiple Choice

All diploid cells in an organism contain the same DNA or genetic material. True or False?

• A) False. The genetic material is scrambled at every replication, so not every gene is passed along.
• B) True. But only the genes necessary for a given cell to do its particular "job" are expressed.
• C) True. All the genes are necessary for every cell to do its "job."
• D) False. It would be a waste of energy to copy the chromosomes unnecessary for a cell to do its particular job, so they are not all copied.
• E) False. Only the genes expressed for the "job" of that cell get passed along

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