Illustration of haemoglobin, the iron-containing protein of red blood cells. Haemoglobin is comprised of four haeme groups that can each form reversible bonds with oxygen. Haemoglobin also can bind and carry carbon dioxide in the blood. The presence of iron in haemoglobin is responsible for the distinctive red colour of blood.

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