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Why mature red blood cells has no nucleus

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Red blood cells lose their nucleus as they mature.


It allows the cell to contain more hemoglobin. Also, it allows the cell to have its bi-concave shape which aids diffusion, this shape would not be possible if the cell had a nucleus.

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