Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13429-601-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13429-601-2

Chapter 11 - Review - Page 233: 6

Answer

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Almost every cell of the body contains the entire genome of the body. However, each cell only expresses a small portion of the genome, depending on what type of cell it is. This is called selective expression, and it makes a bone cell a bone cell and a muscle cell a muscle cell.
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