Entrez gene ID | | 84176 |
Official gene symbol | | MYH16 |
Full name | | myosin, heavy chain 16 pseudogene |
Aliases | | ,FLJ22037,MHC20,MYH16P,MYH5, |
Gene summary | | The 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 7 Locus: 7q22.1 |
Gene position | | 98870924 - 98895595 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 24672 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 608580 |