Oxygen binds to the heme portion of hemoglobin, while carbon dioxide binds to the globin (protein) portion.
Oxygen binds to the iron-containing heme group in hemoglobin, while carbon dioxide binds to the protein (globin) portion.
| Text | unlike oxygen, which binds to the iron-containing heme portion of hemoglobin, carbon dioxide binds to the globin (protein) portion. |
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