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Why do heart cells have different characteristics than skin cells?(1 point)
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Heart cells have different DNA than skin cells.
Heart cells have different DNA than skin cells.

Heart cells reproduce by mitosis.
Heart cells reproduce by mitosis.

Heart cells reproduce by differentiation.
Heart cells reproduce by differentiation.

Heart cells express different genes than skin cells.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Heart cells express different genes than skin cells.

All body cells have the same DNA, but different cell types turn on (express) different sets of genes during differentiation, producing different proteins and characteristics.