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The identical structure of two racially distinct α1-globin alleles and the high degree of homology between the α1- and α2-globin loci indicate that mechanisms exist for suppression of allelic polymorphisms and for exchange of genetic information within the α-globin gene complex.
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Liebhaber, S., Goossens, M. & Kan, Y. Homology and concerted evolution at the α1 and α2 loci of human α-globin. Nature 290, 26–29 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/290026a0
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