In Normoblastic maturation, which stage follows Basophilic normoblast?

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Erythroid maturation changes the cytoplasmic stain as hemoglobin accumulates. Basophilic normoblast has a blue, RNA-rich cytoplasm. Once hemoglobin production ramps up, the cytoplasm gains a pinkish-gray tint, giving a polychromatic appearance. This marks the next stage, the polychromatic normoblast. The nucleus continues to condense and is eventually expelled in the following stage (orthochromatic normoblast), with reticulocytes entering circulation after that. So the stage that follows Basophilic normoblast is the polychromatic normoblast.