beta-Globins

**Definition:** Members of the beta-globin family. In humans, they are encoded in a gene cluster on CHROMOSOME 11. They include epsilon-globin, gamma-globin, delta-globin and beta-globin. There is also a pseudogene of beta (theta-beta) in the gene cluster. Adult HEMOGLOBIN is comprised of two ALPHA-GLOBIN chains and two beta-globin chains.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.124.400.434.325 - D12.776.422.316.762.403.325

**Synonyms:** - beta-Globin - Non-alpha Globin Chain, Unspecified