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Character profile for POLA1
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- POLA1 — DNA polymerase alpha 1, catalytic subunit
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #050A0B → Card color name: Pumpkin Green Black
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: P → Hue: blue
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.45 → Character vibrance: mid vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.051 → Character shade: dark shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-14242
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: POLA → Character family trait: Obsidian-black sclera with luminous contrasting irises
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1977 → Character age: 43 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 166 kDa → Character mass: 166 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: DNA polymerase type B-like → Character aesthetic: Corporate
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: RNase H → Character aesthetic: Horror
full name
DNA polymerase alpha 1, catalytic subunitgene name
POLA1
DNA polymerase alpha 1, catalytic subunit
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Obsidian-black sclera with luminous contrasting irises
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
1977
43 y.o.
mass
166kDakg
pfam clans
DNA polymerase type B-like
Corporate
RNase H
Horror
alignment
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