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There is as much DNA in white blood cells as any other cell. There is none in red blood cells.
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Is there any DNA present in the blood of blood transfusions?
In whole blood transfusions... yes, but only a small amount. Red blood cells have no nuclei and therefore only mitochondrial DNA; white cells have nuclei but are present in much smaller numbers.
Does mammalian blood contain any DNA?
White blood cells carry genetic information. In mammals mature red blood cells do not have DNA because they do not have nuclei. They expel them during the maturation process. However, in birds and reptiles they have nucleated red blood cells. Thus reptile and bird red blood cells do contain DNA.
Why doesn't different cells have different DNA?
Different cells have different parts, depending on their job in the body. That's why red blood cells differ from white blood cells; a red blood cell has mitochondria and vacuoles. The white one does not.
How do white blood cells defend the body?
white blood cells defend your body by trapping the disease attacking your Deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA.) this helps get rid of germs as the white blood cells either come out at the next scratch or come out in waste
What cells would I use to extract DNA from a living person?
Any cells can be used as you will find DNA in almost all of them (a few exceptions are red blood cells, platelets, etc.) but even where one specific cell in a tissue has no DNA many adjacent cells in the sample will have DNA.
Which blood cell has DNA?
All groups of white blood cells have DNA. When a blood sample is procured for the isolation of DNA, the white blood cells are the target cells since they have nuclei containing DNA. Red blood cells on the other hand, contain neither nuclei nor DNA
Why do you extract DNA from white blood cells rather than from red blood cells?
The only DNA in blood would be the DNA contained in white blood cells as red blood cells have no nucleus and therefore no DNA.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/How_do_you_extract_DNA_from_blood#ixzz1TMsImbnt
Why do scientists use the white blood cell when extracting DNA in gentic screening?
White blood cells (unlike red blood cells) have nuclei containing genetic material. Since DNA is present within the white blood cells and since blood is easy to obtain from the body, scientists use white blood cells to extract DNA
Is there any DNA present in the blood of blood transfusions?
In whole blood transfusions... yes, but only a small amount. Red blood cells have no nuclei and therefore only mitochondrial DNA; white cells have nuclei but are present in much smaller numbers.
Does mammalian blood contain any DNA?
White blood cells carry genetic information. In mammals mature red blood cells do not have DNA because they do not have nuclei. They expel them during the maturation process. However, in birds and reptiles they have nucleated red blood cells. Thus reptile and bird red blood cells do contain DNA.
Why are white blood cells often used to study a persons genes?
because they are the only blood cells with a core .That means that they have dna
What did the pus have in it that held the DNA?
DNA is contained in the cell nucleus, a d pus is made from White Blood Cells.
Why doesn't different cells have different DNA?
Different cells have different parts, depending on their job in the body. That's why red blood cells differ from white blood cells; a red blood cell has mitochondria and vacuoles. The white one does not.
How do white blood cells defend the body?
white blood cells defend your body by trapping the disease attacking your Deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA.) this helps get rid of germs as the white blood cells either come out at the next scratch or come out in waste
Which are the most radiosensitive blood cells?
Immature, undifferentiated, dividing cells, for example: White blood cells and sperm cells.
Does red blood cells have DNA?
They do. Mammals are the only vertebrates without a nucleus in their erythrocytes.
What cells would I use to extract DNA from a living person?
Any cells can be used as you will find DNA in almost all of them (a few exceptions are red blood cells, platelets, etc.) but even where one specific cell in a tissue has no DNA many adjacent cells in the sample will have DNA.
