Section: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Question 11 of 60

11) An individual is born with a mutation causing her to partially retain a form of fetal hemoglobin into adulthood. Compared to a normal individual, this person would exhibit:

no differences from a normal adult.
significantly reduced oxygen binding in the lungs.
no symptoms, since retention of fetal hemoglobin would be fatal.
increased oxygen binding to hemoglobin in the tissues.

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