Liver cells, mammary cells, and skin cells all contain the same genome; however, their respective proteomes vary drastically. This observation is best explained by what phenomenon?

A. gene splicing
B. cell division
C. cell differentiation
D. crossing over
E. evolution


C. cell differentiation

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A) True B) False

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