In humans, the embryonic and fetal forms of hemoglobin have a higher affinity for oxygen than that of adults. This is due to _____

A) nonidentical genes that produce different versions of globins during development.
B) pseudogenes, which interfere with gene expression in adults.
C) the attachment of methyl groups to cytosine following birth, which changes the type of hemoglobin produced.
D) histone proteins changing shape during embryonic development.


A

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