• Question: Can cells pass on memories?

    Asked by 10fortunem to Jasmine on 18 Jun 2013.
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      Jasmine Penny answered on 18 Jun 2013:


      What a fantastic question! Well, cells pass on their genetic information (DNA) when they divide and produce daughter cells. This information tells the new cell exactly what it is and what it needs to do. So in that sense, they pass on the memory of what their duties are!

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