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Cyt-b5 - Cytochrome b5

Predicted to enable heme binding activity. Involved in response to oxidative stress and xenobiotic metabolic process. Located in endomembrane system. Is expressed in several structures, including anlage in statu nascendi; gland; gut section; head epidermis primordium; and mesoderm. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in methemoglobinemia and methemoglobinemia and ambiguous genitalia. Orthologous to human CYB5A (cytochrome b5 type A) and CYB5B (cytochrome b5 type B). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]

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Species Gene Architecture aa