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The loss of the nucleus is all part of the red blood cell's adaptations for its function of carrying oxygen around the body. Each cell is packed with a protein called hemoglobin, which attracts oxygen very strongly when blood flows through the lungs, so can carry as much oxygen as possible.
Its other adaptation to its function is that it has a biconcave shape - this enables it to have a large surface area for picking up oxygen in the first place.
During their maturation in mammals, a red blood cells loses its nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum, which makes them inactive metabolically.
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∙ 16y agoas its used for transporting oxygen around the body therefore its doesnt have a nucleus so that more space is available for the transort of oxygen throughout the body.
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∙ 13y agoFor more space for more heamoglobin to carry more oxygen.
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Does a red blood cell contain cytoplasm?
Red bllod cells dont have cytoplasm
Do keratinized cells contain a nucleus?
All cells contain a nucleus, including animal cells. It does not depend what type of animal it is.Answer:animal cells do contain a nucleus but not ALL cells have a nucleus. Cells in the monera kingdom dont have one. cells in the protist kingdom do.Is the brain of the cell!
Does an animal cell have a nucleus?
Yes, all animal cells (except for mature mammalian red blood cells) contain a nucleus.Mammalian red blood cells have a nucleus initially, but do not have one once mature.yesyea ONLY animal cells have nucleus. plant cells are the kind that dont. learned that in fifth grade.
Can cell remain alive without a nucleus?
red blood cells dont have a nucleus.
Are eucaryotic cells also bacteria?
No, eukaryotic cells imply that the cells have a "true nucleus" bacterial cells (prokaryotic) dont have a true nucleus and contain their DNA in supercoils inside the cytoplasm
Which structure is common to plant and animal cells?
They both contain cytoplasm, a cell surface membrane, and a nucleus.
Does a red blood cell have organelles?
No. They do not. They are able to support themselves without organelles helping. They are degraded in the bone marrow so that there is more space for the hemoglobin.
What are cells that dont have a nucluise?
The first cell that springs to mind when answering your question is the Red Blood Cell, or Erythrocyte. These cells do not contain a nucleus in order that they may carry an optimum amount of oxygen around the body.Hope this helps you.
Which cell don't have mitochondria in them?
RPCProkariyotic cells do not have any.Some eukariyotic cells like mammalian RBC lack mitochondria
Were the first cells prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
The differnece between this two are as followings- Eukaryotic cells are cells that contain a nucleus. Like you and me. Prokaryotic cells are cells that dont have a nucleus. Like bacteria ( But do contain genetic materials and chromosomes) Hope this helps!
Do red blood cells have oxygen?
yes, that's why they dont have a nucleus, so that there is as much room as possible for the oxygen
Which organisms have cells without nuclei?
I think all animals have at least some cells with nuclei. But for sure, red blood cells do not have a nucleus. That's why when people test for DNA from blood they have isolate the red and white blood cells.
