Megaloblastic anemia (or megaloblastic anaemia) is an anemia (of macrocytic classification) that results from inhibition of DNA synthesis during red blood cell production. When DNA synthesis is impaired the cell cycle cannot progress from the G2 growth stage to the mitosis (M) stage.
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