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A common characteristic feature of plant sieve tube cells and most of mammalian erythrocytes is

A

absence of mitochondria

B

presence of cell wall

C

presence of hemoglobin

D

absence of nucleus.

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D
The mammalian RBCs lose their nuclei at maturity and survive for a few months only. The food conducting phloem cells called sieve tubes, of flowering plants also lose their nuclei at maturity but they remain functional for several years.
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