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What are the similarities between red blood cells and white blood cells?

Posted November 20, 2023


Answer

Red blood cells and white blood cells are the two main components of blood. Both are produced in the red bone marrow and both originate from the same stem cell known as hematopoietic stem cell. Both are equally important.

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