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Even though all cells in a multicellular organism (except sex cells) contain a complete copy of that organism's DNA, not every gene is activated in all cells. Cells are specialized in that they only synthesize proteins from the genes that are "turned on" in those particular cells. For example, islet cells in the pancreas synthesize insulin but do not make hemoglobin, although both proteins are necessary for human life.

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