Question
Why do red blood cells extrude their mitochondria during development?
Answer:
- ____.
Answer
Why do red blood cells extrude their mitochondria during development?
Answer:
- Maximizing volume available for hemoglobin, the primary oxygen-carrying protein.
- Stopping the red blood cell from utilizing the oxygen it’s supposed to be carrying to oxygen-depleted bodily tissues.
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