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A Mutation Results in a Form of Hemoglobin with Binding

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A mutation results in a form of hemoglobin with binding sites for four molecules of oxygen but does not exhibit cooperative binding. Which of the following would result?


A) Each hemoglobin molecule would bind only one molecule of oxygen.
B) Oxygen would be delivered to the tissues more readily than in a normal individual.
C) The oxygen- hemoglobin dissociation curve would be unaffected.
D) Both A and C would occur.
E) None of the above would result.

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