Multiple choice

Which of the following vitamin is needed for red blood cell formation?

  1. Thiamine

  2. Riboflavin

  3. Folic acid

  4. Calciferol
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Explanation

Folic acid (vitamin B9) is essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell maturation. It is required for the synthesis of thymidine and purines, and deficiency leads to megaloblastic anemia - large, immature red blood cells with impaired oxygen-carrying capacity. Folate is especially critical during pregnancy and periods of rapid cell division.

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