In different articles I find for example Apolipoprotein E gene written like APOE or ApoE, sometimes also using italic... Why? Are there any rules or given conventinos how to treat the abbreviations of the gene names?
2007-02-09 04:11:42 · 3 answers · asked by zuska m 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I would go for capital letter and italic for the gene, and for small letter, normal format for the protein. For example:
P53 (italic) = gene
p53 = protein.
2007-02-09 04:36:39 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus is my Savior 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi Zuska,. there are certain standardizations made to abbreviate gene and protien names, to facilitate ther readers arround globe. genes are written in small letters (with italics sometimes) and protein abbreviations are written in caps. Consider this, only if you are reading an International edition. Hope this would help u understand better. Take care !
2007-02-09 06:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately there are many rules. The drosiphila people have one, the plant people have a different one, the human people have yet another one. Often times it is dependent on the organism and/or the journal the article goes into.
2007-02-09 04:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by floundering penguins 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋