Which physiological adaptation occurs in people living at high altitudes to survive in low atmospheric pressure?

  • A
    Increase in the binding affinity of hemoglobin to $O_2$
  • B
    Increase in the production of red blood cells
  • C
    Decrease in the respiratory rate
  • D
    Both $A$ and $B$

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