Meaning of HEMOGLOBIN C

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Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Hemoglobin C is an abnormal version of the protein hemoglobin. The sixth amino acid of the normal beta chain, glutamic acid, is replaced by lysine in hemoglobin C. This mutation causes the red blood cell to be less flexible.
Glossary
	Definition:		an abnormal variant of hemoglobin A that differs from the latter in having a single amino acid substitution on the beta chain at the same position as the substitution producing hemoglobin S.