globin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of globin
1875–80; < Latin glob ( us ) globe, sphere + -in 2
Example Sentences
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"You can think of the fetal globin gene as the training wheels on a kid's bike," says Prof. Crossley.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026
Even Linus Pauling, who famously discovered that sickle cell was caused by the substitution of a single amino acid in the globin protein, was part of this dismal history.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021
But that gene, the adult globin gene, is the one that can carry a sickle cell mutation.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021
And as a coup de grâce, the isolated globin proteins can clog the filtration system of the kidneys and shut them down.
From Scientific American • May 6, 2019
By a dilute acid haemoglobin is decomposed into globin, and ``haematin,'' a ferri-pyrrol derivative of the probable formula C34H34N4FeO5; under certain conditions the iron-free ``haematoporphyrin'' is obtained.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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