A Researcher Is Studying a Strain of Mice That Only

question 83

Multiple Choice

A researcher is studying a strain of mice that only incorporates 50% of the necessary iron into its hemoglobin molecules. Which of the following statements is likely TRUE regarding these mutant mice?

• A)The hemoglobin in these mutant mice will be able to bind more oxygen molecules compared to the hemoglobin of normal or wild-type mice.
• B)The hemoglobin in these mutant mice will be able to bind half the number of oxygen molecules compared to the hemoglobin of normal or wild-type mice.
• C)The hemoglobin in these mutant mice will be unable to bind oxygen molecules, because iron-containing heme groups are responsible for the binding of oxygen to hemoglobin.
• D)Because oxygen cannot dissolve in the blood directly, no oxygen will be transported in the bloodstream of these mice.
• E)There will be no difference between the amount of oxygen transported in the bloodstreams of these mutant mice compared to the amount transported in normal or wild-type mice.

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