The Dissociation and Binding of Oxygen by Hemoglobin Is Not

question 36

Multiple Choice

The dissociation and binding of oxygen by hemoglobin is not directly proportional to the pO₂ of its environment but instead exhibits a sigmoid-curve relationship termed:

• A) The Embden-Meyerhof pathway
• B) The phosphogluconate pathway
• C) The hemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve
• D) The Luebering-Rapaport pathway
• E) None of the above

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