A plot of the binding of oxygen to myoglobin as a function of pO2 gives a _____ shape; a similar plot for hemoglobin gives a _____ shape.

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Myoglobin's binding curve is hyperbolic because it binds oxygen non-cooperatively, while hemoglobin's curve is sigmoidal due to cooperative binding among its four subunits.

A Plot of the Binding of Oxygen to Myoglobin as a Function