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Character profile for TAS2R8
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- TAS2R8 — taste 2 receptor member 8
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: T → Hue: purple
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: n/a → Character vibrance: unknown
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: n/a → Character shade: unknown
- Emulsion number
- A1-2550
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: TAS → Character family trait: Heart-shaped pupils
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: transmembrane → Character sex: male
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 2000 → Character age: 20 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 36 kDa → Character mass: 36 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: GPCR class A → Character aesthetic: Dark Fantasy
full name
taste 2 receptor member 8gene name
TAS2R8
taste 2 receptor member 8
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Heart-shaped pupils
qc
pending review
field notes
category
male
first noted
2000
20 y.o.
mass
36kDakg
pfam clans
GPCR class A
Dark Fantasy
alignment
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