hemoglobin A

noun

: the hemoglobin in the red blood cells of the normal human adult

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The nucleotide substitution in the HBB gene—producing what’s known as hemoglobin S, in contrast to normal hemoglobin A—is heritable. Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hemoglobin A was in 1958

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“Hemoglobin A.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemoglobin%20A. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

hemoglobin A

noun
: the hemoglobin in the red blood cells of the normal human adult that consists of two alpha chains and two beta chains
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