Word of the Day:
globin
What It Means
Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.
Globin in Context
“Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human embryonic stem cells [title of article]”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus.
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