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Hba-a2  -  hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 2

Mus musculus

Synonyms: alpha 2 globin
 
 
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  • Analysis of human embryonic and early fetal erythroid RNA samples confirmed this possibility; levels of mRNA encoded by the two alpha-globin loci are equal in the embryo and subsequently shift to dominant expression of the alpha 2-globin locus at week 8 in utero [6].

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