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Do white blood cells have nuclei?

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Yes, it does have a nucleus. There are different types of white blood cells, but they all do have nucleus'.

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Yes, some white blood cells such as macrophages have more than one nucleus even.

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Yes, white blood cells have a nucleus.

However, mammalian red blood cells do not contain a nucleus.

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Yes they do have a nucleolus.

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