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Myoglobin is a protein found in animal muscle tissue and has a disassociation curve far steeper and far to the left of hemoglobin. Hypothesize on the significance and role this protein plays and under what conditions in the muscle tissue?

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Myoglobin function as a reservoir for the storage of oxygen.

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Myoglobin is a protein that contains iron. It serves as a reservoir for oxygen. It is found in the muscle. Oxygen is gotten from the red blood cells and then moved to the mitochondria of muscle cells, where the oxygen is then utilized in cellular respiration to give out energy.

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