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Differential gene expression is the process that allows multicellular organisms to express genes differently in different cells, leading to different cell types.

Liver cells and skin cells have the same genome but express different genes, resulting in different proteomes and cell types.

Differential gene expression allows eukaryotic multicellular organisms to develop various cell types from the same genome.

A proteome is the entire set of proteins expressed by a cell, tissue, or organism.

Different cell types have different proteomes because they regulate their genes differently, leading to the expression of different proteins.

Gene regulation controls which genes are expressed in different cells, enabling differential gene expression and the formation of different cell types.

A single eukaryotic cell divides and undergoes differential gene expression, leading to the formation of various cell types with different proteomes.

All cells in a multicellular organism have the same genome, but different cells have different proteomes due to differential gene expression.

Differential gene expression allows human cells to express different sets of genes, resulting in a variety of cell types with specialized functions.

Gene regulation is crucial in eukaryotic cells as it enables differential gene expression, leading to the development of different cell types and functions.

The same DNA can lead to different cell types through differential gene expression, where different genes are activated or repressed in different cells.

The outcome of differential gene expression is the formation of different cell types, each with a unique proteome, despite having the same DNA.

Differential gene expression is essential for multicellular organisms because it allows for the specialization of cells, enabling complex functions and structures.

Gene regulation affects the proteome of a cell by controlling which genes are expressed, thereby determining the set of proteins produced.

Gene regulation plays a key role in the development of different cell types by enabling differential gene expression, which leads to the production of different proteins in different cells.