After a cell lineage has been determined to be neutrophil, which stage follows?

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After a cell lineage has been determined to be neutrophil, which stage follows?

Neutrophil development follows a fixed maturation sequence: promyelocyte → myelocyte → metamyelocyte → band neutrophil → segmented neutrophil. Once a cell is committed to the neutrophil lineage, the next recognizable precursor is metamyelocyte, which sits between the myelocyte and the later band forms. Metamyelocytes show a kidney-shaped nucleus and are a transitional stage before the band form, which then becomes the mature segmented neutrophil. The other options fit earlier or later stages in this path, so the metamyelocyte is the correct next stage after neutrophil-lineage commitment.

Neutrophil development follows a fixed maturation sequence: promyelocyte → myelocyte → metamyelocyte → band neutrophil → segmented neutrophil. Once a cell is committed to the neutrophil lineage, the next recognizable precursor is metamyelocyte, which sits between the myelocyte and the later band forms. Metamyelocytes show a kidney-shaped nucleus and are a transitional stage before the band form, which then becomes the mature segmented neutrophil. The other options fit earlier or later stages in this path, so the metamyelocyte is the correct next stage after neutrophil-lineage commitment.

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