a) What is the KDD for this myoglobin variant? b) What is the predicted fractional saturation for the last box in the table? (please show your work so I can better understand) c) What is unexpected about the binding curve above? (5 words or less) d) What must be structurally different about this new variant relative to other known Myoglobin variants to generate this graph?

a) What is the KDD for this myoglobin variant? b) What is the predicted fractional saturation for the last box in the table? (please show your work so I can better understand) c) What is unexpected about the binding curve above? (5 words or less) d) What must be structurally different about this new variant relative to other known Myoglobin variants to generate this graph?

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter11: The Blood

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1SQE

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