Gene expression and regulation
Watch the animation Gene regulation and answer the following questions.
Gene expression and regulation
1. What is gene expression?
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2. What is gene regulation?
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3. Name three things gene regulation allows cells to do.
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Gene regulation and cell differentiation
4. Your skin cell and nerve cells have the same DNA but the structure and function of these cells are
different. Explain why these cells differ.
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