Stem cells undergo a process known as differentiation in order to become specialized. Specialized cells do not revert back into their undifferentiated form once they have matured. Nucleic acids play a role in the process of differentiation. Which statements describe the relationship between nucleic acids and differentiation? Select ALL that apply.
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A Genes within the genome tend to remain inactivated until their gene products are needed.Genes within the genome tend to remain inactivated until their gene products are needed.
B Once they are differentiated, cells contain additional DNA that programs the cells to be specialized.Once they are differentiated, cells contain additional DNA that programs the cells to be specialized.
C All cells in an organism, whether differentiated of not, contain a complete genome with the exact same genes.All cells in an organism, whether differentiated of not, contain a complete genome with the exact same genes.
D Stem cells remove part of their genome once they are differentiated so that unnecessary genes cannot be expressed.Stem cells remove part of their genome once they are differentiated so that unnecessary genes cannot be expressed.
E Transcription factors are present in certain cells that cause specific genes to be transcribed in differentiated cells.