All of the following are features of acclimatisation to high altitude EXCEPT:

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polycythaemia

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shift to the right of the oxygen dissociation curve

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increased number of capillaries in peripheral tissues

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pulmonary vasodilation

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increased maximum breathing capacity

1.	All of the following are features of acclimatisation to high altitude EXCEPT:
A.	shift to the right of the oxygen dissociation curve
B.	increased number of capillaries in peripheral tissues
C.	pulmonary vasodilation
D.	polycythaemia
E.	increased maximum breathing capacity
Answer» D. polycythaemia

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