40. What is hemoglobin F?
Why does the fetus need a
different hemoglobin?

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Hemoglobin F is hemoglobin found
in mammalian fetus and
A is the hemoglobin.
Hemoglobin F higher affinity for
.

The fetus needs capable of
extracting from the mother’s
. Therefore the fetus
hemoglobin F since higher affinity
for than the mother’s
.