Are your heart cells the same as your brain cells? Why or why not? (1 point)

Yes, during mitosis, the resulting daughter cells are identical which means that all cells in the body are the same.
No, different sections of the cells' DNA are "tuned on" causing heart cells to have different characteristics from brain cells.
No, heart cells are stem cells that replicate and create brain cells, therefore they are two different types of cells.
• Yes, the heart cell and the brain cell have the same function, therefore they are identical.

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The correct answer is: No, different sections of the cells' DNA are "tuned on" causing heart cells to have different characteristics from brain cells.

This is because heart cells (cardiac cells) and brain cells (neurons) originate from the same DNA in the zygote but differentiate due to the expression of different genes. This process of differentiation allows them to develop unique structures and functions that are specialized for their roles in the body.