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Why do cells differ?

Your cells come in all shapes and sizes. Different types of cell make different proteins according to the jobs they have to do. For example, only red blood cells contain the protein haemoglobin which carries oxygen around your body. Similarly, only cells in your eyes make proteins for detecting light. As well as these 'specialised' proteins, almost all your cells share a common set of 'housekeeping' proteins.

Red blood cells carry oxygen around your body.
Red blood cells carry oxygen around your body.
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