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Gene information for MYH16 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID84176
Official gene symbolMYH16
Full namemyosin, heavy chain 16 pseudogene
Aliases,FLJ22037,MHC20,MYH16P,MYH5,
Gene summaryThe MYH16 gene, encoding a sarcomeric myosin heavy chain expressed in nonhuman primate masticatory muscles, is inactivated in humans. Stedman et al. (2004) [PubMed 15042088] hypothesized that the decrement in masticatory muscle size caused by the inactivation of MYH16 removed an evolutionary constraint on encephalization in early man.[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7q22.1
Gene position98870924 - 98895595  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size24672 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID608580