justadream Full Member 10+ Year Member Sep 4, 2014 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Platelets have ribosomes. Since platelets are derived from blood cells, do platelets have ribosomes?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Platelets have ribosomes. Since platelets are derived from blood cells, do platelets have ribosomes?
type12 Full Member 10+ Year Member Sep 4, 2014 #2 Yes, they do. They also have other organelles. Upvote 0 Downvote
Cawolf PGY-2 10+ Year Member Sep 4, 2014 #3 When maturing they have organelles but a mature RBC is mostly a giant sac of hemoglobin. They lack ribosomes when mature. They do not replicate, produce proteins, or use aerobic respiration. Last edited: Sep 4, 2014 Upvote 0 Downvote
When maturing they have organelles but a mature RBC is mostly a giant sac of hemoglobin. They lack ribosomes when mature. They do not replicate, produce proteins, or use aerobic respiration.
AndyK Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Sep 5, 2014 #4 Normal, mature red cells do not have a nucleus. Without a nucleus, there's no DNA being transcribed into RNA, and therefore no RNA to be translated into proteins via ribosomes. Upvote 0 Downvote
Normal, mature red cells do not have a nucleus. Without a nucleus, there's no DNA being transcribed into RNA, and therefore no RNA to be translated into proteins via ribosomes.
