Title of article :
Regional Assignment of the Rat Alpha-Feto Protein Gene (Afp) to Chromosome 14p21-p22
Author/Authors :
Saadat, Mostafa College of Sciences - Shiraz University , Shahbaz-Zadelf, Delavar Department of Biotechnology - The Pasteur Institute of Iran
Abstract :
The gene encoding alpha fetoprotein (locus symbol Afp) was assigned to rat chromosome 14 at band
p21-p22 using fluorescence in situ hybridization method. The present result suggests that there is a
conserved syntenic group between human 4q11-q13, mouse 5F-G, and rat 14p21-p22.
Keywords :
AFP , Rat , Gene mapping , chromosome 14
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
