Multiple Choice
Why does fetal hemoglobin have a greater affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin?
A) Because the fetus does not have its own oxygen supply and must reply on oxygen from the maternal vascular system
B) Because the fetus has two-chains on the hemoglobin,rather than two ß-chains as in the adult
C) Because fetal hemoglobin interacts less readily with 2,3 diphosphoglycerate (2,3 DP) ,which inhibits hemoglobin-oxygen binding
D) Because fetal hemoglobin production occurs in the vessels and liver rather than in the bone marrow as in the adult
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