MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

BLOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Red blood cells in the blood lack a nucleus and therefore cannot synthesize proteins or reproduce
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They also lack endoplasmic reticula and do not synthesize proteins. Erythrocytes do, however, contain some structural proteins that help the blood cells maintain their unique structure and enable them to change their shape to squeeze through capillaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Red blood cells are considered cells, but they lack a nucleus, DNA, and organelles like the endoplasmic reticulum or mitochondria. Red blood cells cannot divide or replicate like other bodily cells. They cannot independently synthesize proteins.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cellular processes As red blood cells contain no nucleus, protein biosynthesis is currently assumed to be absent in these cells. Because of the lack of nuclei and organelles, mature red blood cells do not contain DNA and cannot synthesize any RNA, and consequently cannot divide and have limited repair capabilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Human erythrocytes discard their nucleus during maturation, and are thought not to be able to synthesise proteins.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mammal red blood cells (erythrocytes) contain neither nucleus nor mitochondria. Traditional theory suggests that the presence of a nucleus would prevent big nucleated erythrocytes to squeeze through these small capillaries. However, nucleus is too small to hinder erythrocyte deformation.

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