
Adrija Asks Why
June 11, 2025 at 09:01 AM
Answer for Day 1 -
2️⃣ Every cell in your body has the exact same DNA.
Which is *false*.
1. During development or over a person’s lifetime, *somatic mutations* can lead to genetic variation between cells. Cells like neurons acquire these mutations.
2. Immune cells (B and T cells) rearrange their DNA to make a huge variety of receptors to recognize different pathogens in a process called *V(D)J recombination*.
3. Egg and sperm cells have literally *half* the DNA.
4. RBCs have *no DNA*.
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