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A small amount of oxygen dissolves in the blood but most is carried by haemoglobin (Figure 5.7). Each haemoglobin molecule has 4 iron- containing haem groups to bind and carry an oxygen molecule which can becarried to the tissues where it is released to allow for energy production in cellular mitochondria.
Figure 5.7 The structure of haemoglobin (Copyright, QUT)
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