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CAIE A-Level Biology 2.3.6 Haemoglobin Quaternary Structure

Practise describing haemoglobin’s two α- and two β-globin chains, four haem groups and Fe²⁺ ions, then linking its quaternary structure to reversible oxygen binding.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Biology 9700
Level
AS

Exam points

  • state that haemoglobin contains two alpha and two beta globin polypeptide chains
  • identify a haem prosthetic group with Fe²⁺ in each of the four subunits
  • connect quaternary organisation with four potential reversible oxygen-binding sites

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