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A Normal M:E Ratio Is About 3:1

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A normal M:E ratio is about 3:1. A patient has three times more myeloid precursors than erythroid precursors in the bone marrow because:


A) The body needs more cells to fight infection than to transport oxygen
B) The life cycle of a WBC is much longer than that of an RBC
C) WBCs undergo more steps in hematopoiesis than do RBCs
D) The life cycle of a WBC is much shorter than that of an RBC

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