n. One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin in blood.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the protein part of hemoglobin.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The proteid substance which with hematin makes up the larger part of the red blood-corpuscles. It is possibly a mixture of several distinct proteids.
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n. a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
Word Usage
"The normal expression of human beta globin is highly dependent upon the stability of its encoding mRNA."