BIOLOGY 2E
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Chapter 40, Problem 10RQ
The red blood cells of birds differ from mammalian red blood cells because:
- they are white and have nuclei
- they do not have nuclei
- they have nuclei
- they fight disease
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Chapter 40 Solutions
BIOLOGY 2E
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