All cells in a living organisms share the same DNA but develop into different types of cells. What mechanism tells these cells which type of cell to become? How does it work?

Question

All cells in a living organisms share the same DNA but develop into different types of cells. What mechanism tells these cells which type of cell to become? How does it work?

In: Biology

Answer 1

There’s a show on Netflix called The 9 Months that Made You that goes through each stage of develop and exactly what happens in these stages, as well as what happens when something goes wrong (disabilities, birth defects, etc). I’d highly recommend it! It’s super interesting and totally awesome 🙂