An increase in carbon dioxide would have the opposite effect on oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation than would a drop in blood pH.

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Both an increase in carbon dioxide and a drop in blood pH shift the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve to the right, indicating a decrease in hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen, thus having the same effect rather than opposite effects.

An Increase in Carbon Dioxide Would Have the Opposite Effect