3 Answers. In Great Britain today, the role of the queen is completely ceremonial. She (and whoever comes after her as monarch) has absolutely no actual power. In political science terms, she is the head of state for Great Britain but is not head of government.
Overview. 1  Oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve sigmoidal shape is characteristic of positive cooperativity binding of 1 O2 molecule to 1 subunit of deoxyhemoglobin increases affinity for O2 in adjacent subunits. P50 is PO2 at which hemoglobin is 50% saturated â P50 â â hemoglobin affinity for O2 50% saturation achieved at higher-than-normal P50.
We know that the shape of the heme group and the hemoglobin protein changes, depending on whether hemoglobin is oxygenated or deoxygenated. Therefore, these two conformations must have different light-absorbing properties. Recall that the color of a substance is the complementary color of what it absorbs. The oxygenated conformation of hemoglobin absorbs light in the blue-green range, and it reflects red light. This property accounts for the red appearance of oxygenated blood. On the other hand, the deoxygenated conformation of hemoglobin absorbs light in the orange range, and it reflects blue light.