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the red cell is responsible for carrying oxygen to the cells of the body and taking up carbon dioxide and returning it to the lungs so it can be released from the body. red blood cells a circular and biconcave in shape ,they are are elastic and so can pass through any small capillaries making the blood flow easy They turn red from oxygen reacting with the hemoglobin in them. A sickler's red blood cells are semi-circular.

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