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Which cells transport oxygen in the blood

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Hemoglobin in the blood that carries oxygen

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The protein inside (a) red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide to the lungs is (b) hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is made up of four symmetrical subunits and four heme groups. Iron associated with the heme binds oxygen.

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