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Do certain cells do better than others?
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[QUOTE="icakeov, post: 6041046, member: 563370"] I was wondering about the discrepancies between how well individuals cells "perform" within a multicellular organism. For example, all the muscle cells in my right arm, are they all being coded to be "exactly the same", or at least more or less the same based on where they land? But will each of these cells be different in size, performance, etc. And would me exercising my muscles put different "strains" on certain cells, making some cells not being able to "keep up"? Furthermore, as cells get recycled and new ones take their place, would the new cells sometimes do better or worse than their predecessors? (I gather age can play a part in them gradually doing worse?) By "perform", I mean for example: how developed (large, small, effective) their cell components are compared to other cells, how many essential proteins they create compared to the cells around them, or how many [URL="https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/when-did-mitochondria-evolve/"]mitochondria[/URL] they have (I've seen this varies in cells), etc. Hope that was clear enough. Comments and suggestions appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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