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Predict the effect on oxygen transport of a mutant form of hemoglobin with a markedly decreased affinity for glycerate-2,3-bisphosphate.
Hemoglobin interacts with 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate to significantly lower hemoglobin’s oxygen affinity. Therefore, if the mutant hemoglobin can’t bind to 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate, the affinity for oxygen greatly increases. This means that oxygen will bind to hemoglobin easier and makes it harder for oxygen to leave the hemoglobin.
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