The Anemia Resulting from a Deficiency of Either Vitamin B₁₂

question 16

True/False

The anemia resulting from a deficiency of either vitamin B₁₂ (cobalamin)or folate is caused by a disruption in DNA synthesis of the blast cells in the bone marrow that produces very large abnormal bone marrow cells called megaloblasts.

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