Name: Jerry E Pinkston
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Question:
How do bone cells, muscle cells, and skin cells grow at the same rate?
Replies:
They don't grow at the same rate. Each type of cell in the body divides at a
different rate, depending on its function. Cells in the skin and in the inside of the
intestine divide very rapidly because they are exposed to a hostile environment and
many die. Cells such as brain cells hardly divide at all.
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