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Bioncave cells in blood that lack nuclei when they mature are called what?
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∙ 13y ago
Some unicellular organisms get by fine with no nucleus. The general term for these is prokaryotes. (A few prokaryotes form multicelluar stages, but this is not common.) Most multicellular organisms... and some unicellular organisms... do have cell nuclei. The general term for these is eukaryotes. Some specialized cells in multicellular organisms have no nucleus. For example, mammalian red blood cells have no nucleus. The generic term for any cell without a nucleus, whether a prokaryote or a specialized cell in a eukaryote, is anucleate (which simply means "without a nucleus").
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoif you are talking about cells type lacking nucleus then it is Red Blood cells that lack nucleus as they need space for the haemoglobin the oxygen carrying pigment.
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∙ 13y agored blood cells
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∙ 12y agoErythrocyte
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What is the only human cell without nucleus?
Red blood cells (erythrocyte) do not contain nuclei. In case you're wondering where the DNA they get from a blood sample comes from, it is taken from the white blood cells (leukocytes) which do contain nuclei.
When do red blood cells lose their nucleus?
Then, congratulations, you're living in the real world, where human red blood cells do not, in fact, have nuclei (the red blood cells of some species do have nuclei, but those of humans do not). You've essentially asked "What if the sky were blue?"
Can a mature red blood cell divide?
No, it cannot divide since mature red blood cells have no nucleus. there are no chromosomes to replicate.
What organisms have cells without nuclei?
Cells that do not contain a "true" nucleus are called prokaryotes. Sometimes eukaryotic cells are anucleate(no nucleus) when mature. Erythrocytes (red blood cells) in mammals are an example of eukaryotic cells that do not contain a nucleus when mature.
Mature red blood cells in the circulating blood are filled with what?
Hemoglobin Molecules
Mature red blood cells have two nuclei?
red blood cells gradually become filled with hemoglobin, their nuclei and other organelles are forced out. Thus, mature red blood cells do not have nuclei.
Does the mature red blood cell have two nuclei?
As red blood cells gradually become filled with hemoglobin, their nuclei and other organelles are forced out. Thus, mature red blood cells do not have nuclei.
What mammalian cell doesn't have a nucleus?
Mature red blood cells do not have nuclei.
Why are karyo types taken from white blood cells instead of red blood cells?
Because your white blood cells have nuclei - which is where the chromosomes are found. Mature red blood cells do not have nuclei.
How are reptiles red blood cells different?
They are nucleated. Mammels lack nuclei in mature red blood cells.
What cells in the human body have DNA?
All cells have DNA strands in the nucleus, except mature red blood cells which don't have nuclei.
Do cows red blood cell have nuclei?
A cow's red blood cell does not have a nuclei. Most mammals do not have a nuclei in their red blood cells.
Does bears cells have a nucleus?
Virtually all eukaryotic (meaning all plants, animals, funghi, etc) cells have nuclei. The only exception of which I can think are erythrocytes (red blood cells) which lose their nuclei as they mature in mammals.
Are mature reb blood cells called erythroctyes?
Yes they are called erethrocytes
Why is a red blood cell called an anucleate?
Anucleate means without a nucleus. Red blood cells are called anucleate because they don't have any nuclei.
Where does a red blood cell grow?
Red blood cells originate in the red bone marrow inside large bones such as the femur. Bone marrow is stimulated to produce these cells by a hormone called erythropoietin, which is produced by the kidney as old red blood cells dies. The whole process takes about a week, and interestingly, mature red blood cells have no nuclei.
What is a biconcave cell without a nucleus?
Biconcave cells without nuclei are called red blood cells.
