NEET Biology question
Adult human RBCs are enucleate. Which of the following statement(s) is/are most appropriate explanation for this feature? (1) They do not need to reproduce. (2) They are somatic cells. (3) They do not metabolise. (4) All their internal space is available for oxygen transport.
Answer: (D)
Solution
Although statements (1), (2) and (3) are also true of RBCs to varying degrees, the specific adaptive reason enucleation is emphasised in this context is that removing the nucleus frees up internal space that can instead be packed
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