1·As a general rule, the cells of a multicellular organism all contain the same set of genes.
一般来说，多细胞生物的细胞中含有一套相同的基因。
2·Since, in a multicellular organism, different cells need different genes to be active, such regulation is vital.
由于在多细胞有机体中，不同的细胞需要借助不同的基因以激活自身，所以这种调控至关重要。
3·Programmed cell death (PCD) is a cell death process that is a normal part of the life cycle of a multicellular organism.
细胞程序性死亡是多细胞有机体生命周期中正常的组成部分，细胞程序性死亡过程的存在对生物体是一种保护机制。
4·But it was another 1.4 billion years before the first truly multicellular organism, called Grypania spiralis, appears in the fossil record.
但这之后又经过了14亿年才出现了最早的多细胞生命体——卷曲藻(Grypania)的化石记录。
5·The specimens predate the first truly multicellular organism, called Grypania spiralis, which appeared in the fossil record 1.4 billion years ago.
与在化石记录14亿年前出现的称为Grypania spiralis的第一种真正的多细胞生物相比，这些标本还要更早。
6·Today, there are still some meningitidis bacteria, four cocci, streptococcus and staphylococcus, which is the most primitive multicellular organism.
今天仍有一些细菌是双球菌、四球菌、链球菌和葡萄球菌，这些就是最原始的多细胞生物。
7·Apoptosis, which is the basically physiological mechanism, is important on renewing the normal cells and eliminating the abnormal cells for the multicellular organism.
细胞凋亡是机体正常的生理机能，是多细胞生物正常更新和清除异常细胞的重要手段。
8·Lateral gene transfer from one organism to another is rare, especially in multicellular animals, he said, but could be part of some evolutionary process for the sturgeon.
基因从一种有机体横向转移到另一有机体的现象是少见的，尤其是在多细胞生物之间更是如此，他说，但这也可能是湖鲟生物进化进程的一个组成部分。