Most of the carbon dioxide in blood is transported as

carbamino-haemoglobin

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carbamino-protein

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bicarbonate

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dissolved carbon-dioxide

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Solution

The correct option is C bicarbonate
Nearly 70 percent of carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate in the blood with the help of an enzyme carbonic anhydrase.
20-25 percent of carbon dioxide is transported by haemoglobin in RBCs as carbamino-haemoglobin.
Some amount of carbon dioxide is also carried in a dissolved state through plasma.

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