TAS2R16
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TAS2R16 is a human
gene
that encodes for a receptor that may play a role in the perception of bitterness.
Variants of this gene have been linked to an increased risk for alcohol dependence
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The TAS2R16 gene is located on the long (q) arm of chromosome 7
at position 31.1 - 31.3, from base pair
122,228,764 to base pair 122,229,639.
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
that encodes for a receptor that may play a role in the perception of bitterness.
Variants of this gene have been linked to an increased risk for alcohol dependence
Alcohol dependence
Alcohol dependence, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing an entity in which an individual uses alcohol despite significant areas of dysfunction, evidence of physical dependence, and/or related hardship.-Definition and diagnosis:According to the DSM-IV criteria for...
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The TAS2R16 gene is located on the long (q) arm of chromosome 7
Chromosome 7 (human)
Chromosome 7 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 7 spans more than 158 million base pairs and represents between 5 and 5.5 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is an active area of genetic...
at position 31.1 - 31.3, from base pair
Base pair
In molecular biology and genetics, the linking between two nitrogenous bases on opposite complementary DNA or certain types of RNA strands that are connected via hydrogen bonds is called a base pair...
122,228,764 to base pair 122,229,639.