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Nucleus
Nucleus Image Credit: By Mariana Ruiz Villarreal LadyofHats Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8152599
The nucleus controls all the cell's activity, its like the brain of the cell. DNA is found in the nucleus.
Some genes are either turned on or off in multicellular organisms which allows for different types of cells like muscle cells, nerve cells, and blood cells.