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The oxygen-binding curve for myoglobin is steep and shifted to the left of the same curve for hemoglobin. This indicates that
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Q. The oxygen-binding curve for myoglobin is steep and shifted to the left of the same curve for hemoglobin. This indicates that
Breathing and Exchange of Gases
A
people with myoglobin are acclimated for life at high altitudes.
14%
B
myoglobin occurs in high concentration in the human foetus.
24%
C
myoglobin does not function well at high percent saturation of oxygen.
22%
D
myoglobin picks up and releases O$_2 $at lower Po$_2$ values than does haemoglobin.
39%
Solution:
A left shift in the oxygen-binding curve means that the pigment operates at lower PO$_2$ values.