What Allows Fetal Hemoglobin to Remove Oxygen from Maternal Hemoglobin

question 50

Multiple Choice

What allows fetal hemoglobin to remove oxygen from maternal hemoglobin?

• A)Fetal hemoglobin has an extra heme group.
• B)Oxygen is more soluble in fetal blood than maternal blood.
• C)Fetal hemoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen than does maternal hemoglobin.
• D)Fetal blood contains twice as many hemoglobin molecules than maternal blooD.
• E)Fetal hemoglobin molecules are much larger than maternal hemoglobin molecules.

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