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Is my hematology professor correct in saying the iron in the hemoglobin molecules within our red blood cells impart the red color to human blood?

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Yes: Think of rust. That's oxidized iron. It's dark red like blood. Hemoglobin molecules contain iron and they also carry oxygen molecules.

Answered 7/4/2020

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