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How does the body maintain the equilibrium between oxygen and hemoglobin at high altitudes?

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Individuals who are both born and raised in high altitudes will have their bodies re-establish equilibrium shift by producing more hemoglobin, which allows for more oxygen to be bound to the heme protein and thus cause an equilibrium shift to the right.
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