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Low concentration of oxygen in the blood and tissue of people living at high altitude is due to …………………..

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When a person lives in higher altitude, the body makes respiratory and hematopoietic adjustment. Kidneys accelerate the production of the hormone erythropoitin which stimulate the bone marrow to produce more RBCs . This improves the binding of `O_2` with haemoglobin .
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