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

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

Yes, the heart cell and the brain cell have the same function, therefore they are identical.
Yes, the heart cell and the brain cell have the same function, therefore they are identical.

Yes, during mitosis, the resulting daughter cells are identical which means that all cells in the body are the same.
Yes, during mitosis, the resulting daughter cells are identical which means that all cells in the body are the same.

No, heart cells are stem cells that replicate and create brain cells, therefore they are two different types of cells.
No, heart cells are stem cells that replicate and create brain cells, therefore they are two different types of cells.

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The correct response 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) are specialized cells that perform distinct functions in the body, and their differences stem from the expression of different genes, even though they both originate from the same genetic material.

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