Why Do Lymphocytes Have Varying Numbers of Nuclear Lobes?

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The discussion clarifies that lymphocytes do not possess lobed nuclei; rather, it is granulocytes, specifically neutrophils and eosinophils, that exhibit this characteristic. Neutrophils can have up to five lobes in their segmented nucleus, with the number of lobes correlating to the age of the cell. Eosinophils are identified by their bilobed nucleus. The phenomenon of nuclear lobing in granulocytes is linked to the maturation process of these immune cells.

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Why do the different kinds of
lymphocytes have different numbers of nuclear lobes?
Why do nuclei have lobes in the first place?
 
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Lymphocytes do not have nuclear lobes. They only have one dense nucleus.

I think you mean some granulocytes like neutrophils. They have segmented nucleus. The more lobes a neutrophil's nucleus contains, the "older" it is. In other words, age of neutrophils are related to segments of their nucleus. Usually they have no more than 5 lobes. Moreover, eosinophils have a bilobed nucleus.
 
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Why does ageing cause "lobing?"
 

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