Pancreatic and Muscle Cells Are Specialized to Perform Distinct Functions

question 1

Multiple Choice

Pancreatic and muscle cells are specialized to perform distinct functions but contain the exact same set of genetic instructions. Which of the options given does not represent a mechanism to accomplish this?

• A) Differentiated cells lose genes that are unrelated to their function.
• B) Differentiated cells contain distinct gene-regulatory proteins
• C) Differentiated cells use distinct gene control regions.
• D) Differentiated cells undergo specific types of post-translational protein modification.

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Marginal Product

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Production Function

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