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This figure illustrates an oxyhemoglobin curve of two types of hemoglobin- HbA (normal) and HbS (sickle-cell). The sickle-cell hemoglobin (HbS) curve shown in the figure is comparable to...

1) Normal hemoglobin in an individual where blood pH is elevated
2) Normal hemoglobin in an individual with carbon monoxide poisoning
3) Two choices are true
4) Three choices are true
5) Normal hemoglobin in an individual where blood CO₂is elevated
6) Normal hemoglobin in an individual with anemia

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A sickle-cell hemoglobin (HbS) curve is comparable to normal hemoglobin in an individual where blood CO₂ is elevated due to the decreased oxygen affinity and resultant shift of the curve to the right. This is similar to what occurs in sickle-cell anemia.

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The sickle-cell hemoglobin (HbS) curve reflects a reduced oxygen affinity compared to normal hemoglobin (HbA), underlining the impact of the genetic mutation that leads to sickle-cell anemia. The option comparable to the HbS curve would be 'Normal hemoglobin in an individual where blood CO₂ is elevated', which corresponds to option 5. This is because both scenarios involve a rightward shift in the oxygen dissociation curve, indicating a decreased affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen. This occurs in sickle-cell anemia due to the abnormal shape and rigidity of red blood cells and in elevated CO₂ conditions due to the Bohr effect. An increase in CO₂ levels leads to a decrease in pH, further promoting oxygen dissociation from hemoglobin and a shift of the curve to the right. Anemia in general might produce a similar effect, but it is the nature of sickle-cell anemia specifically, with its abnormal hemoglobin structure, that might resemble the effect of elevated CO₂ on normal hemoglobin's oxygen affinity.

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