NEET Biology question

BiologyBreathing and Exchange of GasesNEET

Haemoglobin (Hb) transports oxygen from the lungs to tissues. The partial pressure of the oxygen in lungs is different from that in tissues. Each Hb can bind to up to four oxygen molecules. Suppose we have an equal number of Hb and oxygen molecules and all the oxygen molecules are in bound form. Then, which of the following is true?

Answer: (C)

Solution

The oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve is sigmoidal because O2 binding to Hb is cooperative, i.e., binding of the first O2 molecule makes binding of further O2 molecules progressively easier, so a Hb molecule strongly tends to end up either fully loaded with all four O2 sites occupied or essentially empty rather

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