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Red blood cells have no nucleus after they have fully developed. The nucleus is ejected so that there is more room for hemoglobin. That molecule is what carries oxygen.
Because there is no nucleus the cell can not repair itself and will die in about 120 days. It's parts will then be recycled.

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