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If all cells in a multicellular organism have the same set of dna what accounts for the differences among different types of cells in a multicellular organism

If all cells in a multicellular organism have the same set of dna what accounts for the differences among different types of cells in a multicellular organism
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if all cells in a multicellular organism have the same set of dna what accounts for the differences among different types of cells in a multicellular organism

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Cells specialize (have different functions/organelle counts, etc) when they selectively activate (turn on) certain genes in their copies of DNA in the cell nucleus. 
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