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antoniya [11.8K]
2 years ago
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Why is the red blood cell disc in shape?​

Biology
2 answers:
djverab [1.8K]2 years ago
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Answer:

Why the red blood cell disc in shape is because that is how blood cells carries oxygen around. This is why blood type is important, and how people with a blood type of AB negative is so rare, this is because the AB negative blood cells doesn't have the shape to carry the oxygen needed for the body.

Hope this helps!

Georgia [21]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Red blood cells are disc in shape because it <em>allows the cells to flow smoothly through the narrowest blood vessels and provides flexibility to squeeze through them.</em>

hope it helps you

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