Megakaryocyte

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During differentiation the megakaryocyte progenitor switches from mitosis to endomitosis corresponding to DNA replication and leading to formation of a giant cell with a single polylobulated nucleus with a 2N ploidy.

Ploidization increases megakaryocyte cytoplasm volume and increases the mass of platelets that arise from cytoplasm fragmentation.

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