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Red blood cells are red because they contain an abundance of the pigment protein called?
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Red blood cells are red because they contain an abundance of the pigment protein called?

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(Hemoglobin) is the oxygen-carrying protein that is found within all RBCs. It picks up oxygen where it is abundant (the lungs) and drops off oxygen where it is needed around the body. Hemoglobin is also the pigment that gives RBCs their red color.
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