What is the average life span of RBCs in the human body?

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RBCs are devoid of nucleus in most of the mammals and are biconcave in shape. They have a red coloured, iron containing complex protein called haemoglobin, hence the colour and name of these cells. A healthy individual has 12-16 gms of haemoglobin in every 100 ml of blood. These molecules play a significant role in transport of respiratory gases . RBCs have an average life span of 120 days after which they are destroyed in the spleen (graveyard of RBCs).