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Q. Mature erythrocytes cannot utilize glucose because they lack

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Solution:

Mammalian mature erythrocyte (RBC) lacks nucleus and cytoplasmic organelles like mitochondria, Golgi bodies, centrosomes, ribosomes, etc.
Due to absence of mitochondria mature erythrocyte cannot utilize glucose.