Mu hemoglobin is a
predicted protein encoded in the ''HBM''
gene
In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a ba ...
. The mRNA is expressed at moderate levels, but the protein has not been detected by mass spectrometry.
The order of genes is: 5' -
zeta
Zeta (, ; uppercase Ζ, lowercase ζ; grc, ζῆτα, el, ζήτα, label= Demotic Greek, classical or ''zē̂ta''; ''zíta'') is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 7. It was derived f ...
- pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 -
alpha-2 -
alpha-1 -
theta1 - 3'.
References
Hemoglobins
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