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Card 16

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What happens once the haemoglobin molecule contains 3 oxygen molecules?

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Card 17

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What does this mean?

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Card 18

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What odes this difficulty cause the curve to do?

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Card 19

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What does the fetal haemoglobin have a higher affinity for?

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Card 20

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Where is the dissociation curve for fetal haemoglobin on the dissociation curve compared to adult haemoglobin?

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Card 21

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Describe why the fetal haemoglobin curve is to the left of the adult haemoglobin curve (4)

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Card 22

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What will happen to adult haemoglobin at low partial pressures of oxygen?

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