Answer to Question #293529 in Cell Biology for Beth

Question

You are a researcher interested in the Dystrophin gene. The Dystrophin gene is a gene that encodes the dystrophin protein that is required for muscle function and therefore is only expressed in muscle cells. From which of the following cells types would you expect to be able to isolate the Dystrophin gene? Explain your reasoning.

 

Fun fact: the Dystrophin gene is the largest gene in our genome! It’s codes for a really big protein too.

 

Fat cells

Skin cells

Muscle cells

All of these cells

Answer 1

Skin cells