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alpha-Globins  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Members of the alpha-globin family. In humans, they are encoded in a gene cluster on CHROMOSOME 16. They include zeta-globin and alpha-globin. There are also pseudogenes of zeta (theta-zeta) and alpha (theta-alpha) in the cluster. Adult HEMOGLOBIN is comprised of 2 alpha-globin chains and 2 beta-globin chains.

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  • alpha-Globin

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G6CN409P-0

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