What is the role of hemoglobin in CO2 transport? What is the role of bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) in...

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  1. What is the role of hemoglobin in CO2transport?
  2. What is the role of bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) in hemoglobin’soxygen affinity?
  3. Describe the process of high-altitude adaptation
  4. Fetal hemoglobin has low BPG affinity. What does this mean? Whyis this relevant?

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1 About 10 percent of the carbon dioxide is transported through haemoglobin When carbon dioxide binds to hemoglobin carbaminohemoglobin is formed Binding of carbon dioxide to hemoglobin is reversible    See Answer
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