Fetal Hemoglobin Has a Higher Affinity for Oxygen Than Does

question 8

True/False

Fetal hemoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen than does maternal hemoglobin because it has a higher affinity for the allosteric regulator 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate.

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