HBZ, Official Symbol HBZprovided by HGNC Official Full Name hemoglobin subunit zetaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4835 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000130656 MIM:142310; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4835 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HBAZ; HBZ1; HBZ-T1 Summary Zeta-globin is an alpha-like hemoglobin. The zeta-globin polypeptide is synthesized in the yolk sac of the early embryo, while alpha-globin is produced throughout fetal and adult life. The zeta-globin gene is a member of the human alpha-globin gene cluster that includes five functional genes and two pseudogenes. The order of genes is: 5' - zeta - pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 - alpha-2 -alpha-1 - theta1 - 3'. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 1.3), bone marrow (RPKM 0.5) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all