SINCE 1828
alpha globin
noun
variants:
also α-globin
Medical Definition of alpha globin
: the chain of hemoglobin that is designated alpha and that when deficient or defective causes a form of anemia known as alpha-thalassemia
… an individual totally lacking the specific gene responsible for making an essential part of hemoglobin called the alpha globin chain. — The New York Times, 1 Nov. 1984
— compare beta globin
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