Given the Following Plot of Oxygen Binding Versus Pressure of O₂

question 19

Essay

Given the following plot of oxygen binding versus pressure of O₂ for myoglobin and hemoglobin, (1)draw a curve that shows what happens when the pH is increased to about 7.6 and (2)draw a curve that shows what happens when the pH is decreased to about 6.8.

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