Which statement is true about the differentiated cells in an organism?

A) All cells begin with the same basic DNA but gain additional genes allowing them to differentiate.

B) Once fertilization occurs, differentiated cells exist because every cell contains different DNA

C) Differentiated cells have the same DNA, but they do not activate all parts of their DNA

D) All cells start with the same DNA but lose various non-essential segments of DNA during differentiation.

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Isaias Ellison

5 February, 12:05

Which statement is true about the differentiated cells in an organism?

A) All cells begin with the same basic DNA but gain additional genes allowing them to differentiate.

B) Once fertilization occurs, differentiated cells exist because every cell contains different DNA

C) Differentiated cells have the same DNA, but they do not activate all parts of their DNA

D) All cells start with the same DNA but lose various non-essential segments of DNA during differentiation.

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C) Differentiated cells have the same DNA, but they do not activate all parts of their DNA

Explanation:

The formation of every cell takes place by a single cell that is zygote so contain the same DNA. After maturation when the functions of the cells differentiated due to activation of the different parts of the DNA then such process is known as differentiation. Thus cells show different functions on the activation of different genes that are present on the chromosomes.