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Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
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Chapter 25, Problem 25.45QP
When deoxyhemoglobin crystals are exposed to oxygen, they shatter. On the other hand, deoxymyoglobin crystals are unaffected by oxygen. Explain. (Myoglobin is made up of only one of the four subunits, or polypeptide chains, in hemoglobin.)
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