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What shape is the oxygen dissociation curve of haemoglobin?
AParabolic curve
BSigmoid curve
CLinear curve
DHyperbolic curve
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sigmoid curve
Plotting saturation against pO2 gives an S-shaped, sigmoid curve.
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