Which of the following best describes what happens when hemoglobin binds bisphosphoglyceric acid (BPG) ?
A) Binding of BPG leads to tighter binding of oxygen.
B) Binding of BPG allows maternal (adult) Hb to bind oxygen more tightly than fetal Hb.
C) Binding of BPG causes oxygen to dissociate from Hb.
D) Binding of BPG causes the subunits of hemoglobin to separate.
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