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Messenger RNA (mRNA) in mature red blood cells

Mature red blood cells do not contain nuclei and mitochondria. Hence, these cells ___

Comic about a mature red blood cell not having a nuclei. — Image credit: Beatrix Guerrero, Allen Tan, and Jan David Uy

a synthesize mRNA through carbohydrates in the cytosol b synthesize mRNA through proteins in the cytosol c synthesize mRNA through proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum d synthesize mRNA through proteins in the plasma membrane e cannot synthesize mRNA

mRNA are produced from DNA templates inside the nucleus of an eukaryotic cell. But since mature red blood cells do not contain nuclei, these cells cannot synthesize mRNA anymore.

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