Which of the following processes would likely shift the normal dissociation curve to the right?
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Respiration
(C) Fermentation
(D) Mitosis

The affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen is reduced by many factors, including low pH and high CO₂. The graph below shows the different dissociation curves that maternal (normal) hemoglobin and fetal hemoglobin have.

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Percent Saturation of Hemoglobin 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Fetal Maternal 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 pO₂(mm Hg)