Draw an oxygen saturation curve for hemoglobin (pressure of O2 versus saturation (y)) with physiological levels...

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Draw an oxygen saturation curve for hemoglobin (pressure of O2versus saturation (y)) with physiological levels of CO2 and 2,3-BPGat biological pH. Now using arrows to indicate which direction itmoves, draw the shift in this curve when:

a) There is a decrease in CO2

b) There is an increase in 2,3-BPG

c) There is an increase in pH

d) Hemoglobin experiences a loss of quaternary structure (breaksup into monomers)

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