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

Responses

Heart cells have different DNA than skin cells.
Heart cells have different DNA than skin cells.

Heart cells express different genes than skin cells.
Heart cells express different genes than skin cells.

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

Heart cells reproduce by mitosis.

1 answer

The correct response is:

Heart cells express different genes than skin cells.

While all cells in an individual organism have the same DNA, they have different characteristics because they express different sets of genes, which leads to the formation of different types of cells with specialized functions.