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FarCenter

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2. As cells differentiate to make up an organisms tissues, mutations occur.

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 11:05 AM

Dec 2013

So you also need a way to keep errors in copying during growth and cell replacement from accumulating.

There are also methylation and phosphorylation states that may need to be corrected.

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As cells differentiate to make up an organisms tissues, mutations occur. FarCenter Dec 2013 #2