What formed element in the blood is flattened and circular, lacks a nucleus, mitochondria, and ribosomes, and is red in color because of the presence of hemoglobin?

A) platelet
B) erythrocyte
C) lymphocyte
D) basophil
E) eosinophil


B) erythrocyte

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