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What is the largest Eukaryotic cell?

Answer 1

neuron cell

The longest known eukaryotic cell is a neuron, which can reach lengths of up to 100 cm in certain situations.

According to a paper that can be accessed at https://tutor.hix.ai the blue whale paper quotes have the longest estimated neuron.

According to the American Cetacean Society Fact Sheet (https://tutor.hix.ai), the maximum length of an adult blue whale is 34 meters, and the estimated maximum length of the spinal axons, which extend from the brainstem to the end of the spine, is 30 meters (rounded for clarity).

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Answer 2

Isabella Anderson

The ostrich egg, which can reach a length of 6 inches and a weight of approximately 1.4 kilograms, is the largest eukaryotic cell.

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