In mammals, the developing fetus obtains O₂ from its mother's blood via the placenta. For this tooccur...A. The fetal hemoglobin must have a higher Pso than the maternal hemoglobinB. The O₂ equilibrium curve of the fetal hemoglobin must be left-shifted with respect to the curvefor the maternal hemoglobinC. The maternal hemoglobin must have a higher O₂ binding affinity than the fetal hemoglobinD. The O₂ carrying capacity of the fetal hemoglobin must be greater than that of the maternalhemoglobinE. None of the above

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In mammals, the developing fetus obtains O₂ from its mother's blood via the placenta. For this to
occur...
A. The fetal hemoglobin must have a higher Pso than the maternal hemoglobin
B. The O₂ equilibrium curve of the fetal hemoglobin must be left-shifted with respect to the curve
for the maternal hemoglobin
C. The maternal hemoglobin must have a higher O₂ binding affinity than the fetal hemoglobin
D. The O₂ carrying capacity of the fetal hemoglobin must be greater than that of the maternal
hemoglobin
E. None of the above

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