MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    Myoglobin is an oxygen-carrying protein very similar to hemoglobin in the way it binds oxygen. The protein, unlike hemoglobin, is composed of a single subunit. Based on this information, which of the following characteristics of hemoglobin does myoglobin not have?

     

    A

    Ability to carry up to one oxygen molecule

    B

    Cooperativity

    C

    A heme group

    D

    None of the above



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