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What is the name of the protein found in erythrocytes that transports respiratory gases and provides the red color?

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That would be hemoglobin.

Here’s some info lol:

Hemoglobin is a globular protein made of 4 polypeptide chains(alpha1 and 2, beta1 and 2)(2 types of polypeptide chains) and heme groups. There’s a heme group(which has an iron atom) connected to each subunit so there’s 4. Oxygen attaches to the iron atom so a hemoglobin protein can carry max number of 4 O2.
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Answer:

hemoglobin

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