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What gives blood-cells their red color?

Anonymous

∙ 8y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

Hemoglobin's ironRed blood cells contain hemoglobin, a substance which is rich in iron. The iron is bound to the hemoglobin molecules (the protein). The iron atom that is complexed by "haem" units is what gives the color. Iron is a transition element.

Flavio Mitchell ∙

Lvl 13

∙ 3y ago

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