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A red pigment that binds oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules and carries them through the bloodstream. An allosteric protein that is the primary oxygen-carrying protein in vertebrates; it also plays a role in the transport of CO2 and H+. A heme protein in erythrocytes; functions in oxygen transport.
MedicineHepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) which affects the liver. It can cause both acute and chronic infections. Many people have no symptoms during the initial infection. Some develop a rapid onset of sickness with vomiting, yellowish skin, tiredness, dark urine and abdominal pain.
MedicineA homeobox is a DNA sequence found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development (morphogenesis) in animals, fungi and plants.
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