Gene
CDC6
cell division cycle 6
- HGNC 1744↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000094804↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 990↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q21.2
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 40,287,879–40,304,657 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 12 exons across 16.8 kb
- Protein
- 560 amino acids
- Previous symbols
- CDC18L
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000209728.9NM_001254.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How CDC6 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 4.6 kb of the gene's 16.8 kb; 1,683 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to CDC6
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions CDC6 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Abnormality of the ear
- Low-set ears
- Small earlobe
- Small ears
- Abnormal shape/structure of ear
- Abnormality of the outer ear
- Absent ear
- Absent ear canal
- Ears rotated toward back of head
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Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Short penis
- Undescended testes
- Enlarged clitoris
- Small clitoris
- Small labia majora
- Underdeveloped inner lips
- Epispadias
- Hypospadias
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External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). CDC6 gene: cell division cycle 6. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/cdc6
Dante Labs. CDC6 gene: cell division cycle 6 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/cdc6
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