“The native structure of hemoglobin (Hb) comprises of two ? and two ? subunits, each of which carries a heme group.” Hemoglobin is ________. ? a tertiary protein with two subunits ? a quaternary protein with two subunits ? a tertiary protein with four subunits ? a quaternary protein with four subunits
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