text: to what extent does the human erythrocute meet the definition of a eucaryotic cell? briefly state one iherited feature of the red blood cell associated with disease, and coment on the ethycal implications of such knowledge. since  a mature erythrocyte does not contain a nucleus (not a typical eukaryotic cell) , it is commonly referred to as a corpuscle. in sickle cell anemia the cell takes on a sickle shape, does not carry a sufficient amount of oxygen, and may even clog up arterioles and capillaries. this is an inherited disease , more common with black people of african decent. the individual may be a "carrier" in the heterozygous condition, suffering ill effects during exertion or at high altitudes. the full blown disease occurs in the homozygous recessive condition. a similar disease, "coolies anemia" (spelling?) is prevalent among people decending from the mediterranian area.