beta-Globins

Synonyms

Non alpha Globin Chain, Unspecified

Non-alpha Globin Chain, Unspecified

beta Globin

beta Globins

beta-Globin

Members of the beta-globin family. In humans, they are encoded in a gene cluster on CHROMOSOME 11. They include epsilon-globin, gamma-globin, delta-globin and beta-globin. There is also a pseudogene of beta (theta-beta) in the gene cluster. Adult HEMOGLOBIN is comprised of two ALPHA-GLOBIN chains and two beta-globin chains.