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What happens to a cell to specialize as a red blood cell

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Red blood cells transport oxygen around the body. They are specialised to carry oxygen because they: contain large quantities of a protein called haemoglobin , which can bind oxygen. don't have a nucleus, so there is more room for haemoglobin.

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