Multiple choice

Megakaryocytes give rise to

  1. erythrocytes

  2. granulocytes

  3. agranulocytes

  4. thrombocytes

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Megakaryocytes are large, specialized cells in the bone marrow that produce platelets (thrombocytes) through fragmentation of their cytoplasm. They do not produce erythrocytes (from erythroblasts), granulocytes (from myeloblasts), or agranulocytes (from lymphoblasts).