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What is it meant by cell specialization?
Question Date: 2013-02-21
Answer 1:

Cell specialization refers to cells that have special roles or "jobs." For instance, our skin cells are different than our brain cells, which are different from our muscle cells, and so on. Each of these different kinds of cells carry out specific jobs and look different from one another. I hope this helps!


Answer 2:

Different cells have different functions. Each cell does well at one or a few things, instead of needing to do everything (not very well).



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