Future kidney cells and heart cells can differentiate into their respective specialized cell types because

A. they possess different genes.
B. they utilize different transcription factors.
C. they express different genes and utilize different transcription factors during development.
D. they express a different set of genes during development.
E. they arise from different embryonic stem cells.


Answer: C

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